Since the start of the new millennium, the issue of European Union enlargement has become Europe's major preoccupation. This text, the first of two volumes, deals comprehensively with this subject, covering the preparation for accession to the European Union in the Czech and Slovak Republics
A timely and compelling argument for a revitalized and restructured global politics
I read Zielonka's earnest analysis of todays Europe this past weekend and recommend you read it too; the book of some 150 pages might replace that slightly stale flavor that Ivan Krasnev's After Europe left me with: Yes, something might have gone wrong, but where exactly, and what now? Florian Eder, Politico
This text concerns Europe's apparent inability to cope with the complex international environment. Why does the Union fail to create a workable (sound) Common Foreign and Security policy? Five explanations for Euro-paralysis are considered, focusing on power politics, the assertion of national interests, misguided institutional designs, a crisis of modern democracy, and post-Cold War conceptual confusion.