Where is the European Union today? Will it survive? Can it thrive?

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2017-06Publisher Version
10.1017/S1537592717000172Author(s)
Schmidt, Vivien A.
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Vivien A. Schmidt. 2017. "Where Is the European Union Today? Will It Survive? Can It Thrive?." Perspectives on Politics, Volume 15, Issue 02, pp. 495 - 502.Abstract
Over the past few years, the European Union has suffered through a cascading set of
crises. The sovereign debt crisis for countries in the Euro began in 2010 with the
buildup to the bailout of Greece. This was quickly followed by the refugee crisis,
which hit the headlines in 2012, as thousands fled conflict in Syria and poverty in
Africa. All the while, the security crisis continued, whether as a result of terrorist
attacks, in particular since the Charlie Hebdo massacre of January 2015, or trouble in
the neighborhood, especially with Russian incursions in the Ukraine since 2014 and
the unending civil wars in the Middle East. And then there was the British vote on
exit from the EU in June 2016, raising questions not only about the future of the UK
but also about the EU. Finally, let us not forget the most recent potential crisis, the
election of US President Donald Trump, with all the uncertainties it brings for the EU
in terms of transatlantic relations, trade, and security.
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