The EU’s future in a world of deep disorder

The EU needs to decide whether it wants to be an ally, a bridge or a power in this new world of economic crises, pandemics, deglobalisation and great power conflict.

March 8, 2023 . 4:03 PM

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Robert Cooper argued that the end of the Cold War in 1989 marked the end of the balance of power and imperial urge in Europe.
The EU needs to decide whether it wants to be an ally, a bridge or a power in this new world.
The EU has difficulties managing divergent economies within a monetary union.
The EU lacks dynamism in information and communications technology.
The US is moving towards an interventionist and protectionist industrial policy.
The EU faces two huge threats to its security: confrontation with Russia and global environment concerns.
The EU needs a far deeper political and fiscal union in order to become a power of the old kind.