
Europe Has Not Been So Weak And Divided For A Long Time. Buffeted By A Succession Of Crises, It Has Shown A Strong Collective Survival Instinct But A Poor Capacity To Deliver. In Times When The Tectonic Plates Are Shifting And Tension Between Global Markets And National Democracies Is Rising, Can Europe Hold Together, Under What Termsand Indeed For What Purpose? The Euro Crisis Has Left Big Scars And Is Not Over Yet. Economic Divergence Has Grown Between And Within Countries, Leading In Turn To Political Fragmentation And The Rise Of Populism. And Growth Remains Slow, Fragile, And Uneven. Europe Is In A Bind: It Is Difficult To Go Forwards And Scary To Go Backwards. In Between, It Is An Unhappy And Unstable State Of Affairs. Looking Further Afield, A More Assertive Russia And An Imploding Neighbourhood May Not Even Allow Europe The Luxury To Decline In Grace. A Convinced European And Familiar With The World Of Brussels, Loukas Tsoukalis Is Critical Of The Way Europe Has Handled Its Multiple Crises In Recent Years. He Addresses The Key Issues And Difficult Choices Facing Europe Today. Can Europe Collectively Manage Globalization, Combine Growth With Inclusive Societies, And Reconcile Its Apparent Yearning For Soft Power With The Often Hard Reality Of The World Outside? Individual Countries Cannot Handle These Challenges On Their Own. While Knowing Full Well The Difficulties In Reaching A Common European Stance, Tsoukalis Is Also Acutely Aware Of The Consequences Of Failure.
Can the European Union overcome its internal political fragmentation and economic instability to remain a relevant actor in an increasingly volatile global landscape? Loukas Tsoukalis, a seasoned expert on European integration and Brussels policy, examines the structural weaknesses and crises that have plagued the continent in recent years. He argues that while individual nations lack the capacity to address modern challenges alone, the current European framework struggles to reconcile national democratic demands with the pressures of global markets and geopolitical instability.
What You Will Find
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Experts and readers characterize this work as a sober, realistic assessment of the European project's current limitations. The text is frequently cited for its balanced perspective, blending academic rigor with the practical insights of a long-time observer of Brussels politics.
Page Count:
280
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
ISBN-10:
0191071226
ISBN-13:
9780191071225
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