{"product_id":"europes-last-chance-why-the-european-states-must-form-a-more-perfect-union","title":"Europes Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of Europes current crisis, one of the continents foremost statesmen issues a clarion call to radically remake the European Union in the mold of the United States own federal governmentEurope is caught in its greatest crisis since the Second World War. The catalog of ills seems endless: an economic crisis spread through most of Europes Mediterranean tier that has crippled Greece and driven a wedge between northern and southern Europe; terrorist attacks in Paris, Cologne, Brussels, and Nice; growing aggression from Russia in Ukraine and the Baltic states; and refugees escaping wartorn neighbors. The European Unions inability to handle any of these disasters was a driving factor in Great Britain voting to leave, and others may soon follow. The result wont just be a continent in turmoil, but also a serious threat to American and British securitythe Atlantic, let alone the Channel, simply isnt big enough to keep European troubles in Europe. For everyones sake, Europe must survive.The question is how. In Europes Last Chance, Guy Verhofstadtformer prime minister of Belgium and current leader of the liberal faction in the European Parliamentprovides the essential framework for understanding Europe today, laying bare the absurdity of a system in which each member state can veto legislation, opt in or out of the Euro, or close borders on a whim. But Verhofstadt does not just indict the European Union, he also offers a powerful vision for how the continent can change for the better. The key, argues Verhofstadt, is to reform the European Union along the lines of Americas federal government: a United States of Europe strong enough to stand with the United States of America in making a better, safer world.A visionary book from one of todays luminaries of European leadership, Europes Last Chance is a clarion call to save the European Union, one of the worlds greatest chances for peace and prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Verhofstadt, Guy \/ hardcover","offer_id":47841870348533,"sku":"DADAX0465096859","price":49.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71e-ECHYZKL.jpg?v=1773765763","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/europes-last-chance-why-the-european-states-must-form-a-more-perfect-union","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}