New Iron Curtain?
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James Joyner | Monday, March 2, 2009 |
The political financial crisis came to a head yesterday in Europe, with Hungary begging for help from its fellow EU members under the peril of a new “iron curtain” dividing the Continent and getting matter-of-factly rejected. My New Atlanticist piece on the controversy, “Economic ‘Iron Curtain’ Dividing Europe?” concludes:
The present crisis has had the salutory effect of splashing a bit of cold water on the enthusiasm for a united Europe. Considering the state of perpetual war that existed for centuries, that comity that has existed for the last six decades is truly remarkable. Even the EU itself has come a long way from the days when it was a mere energy cooperative. But the fact remains that “Europe” remains a relatively vague construct in comparison to the very real forces which tie the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Hungary together as nation-states.
Much more at the link.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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