| ID | 148164 |
| Title Proper | European integration—its current predicament and development trend |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chao, Li ; Shuo, Wang ; Wang Shuo & Li Chao |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | With its high-flying aspirations for integration experiencing a post-Brexit stall, the Europe Union is trying to correct its political tailspin exacerbated by economic woe, refugee resettlement and religious terrorist attacks. This tangle of interrelated problems reveals the EU’s failure to align Europe’s policy mindset with rapidly-changing environments. The symptoms of EU“Mal-adaptation”are revealed since, despite multi-dimensional countermeasures, member states have no near-term solution for these deep-seated crises. Though the challenges to European integration lie both in the EU’s profound internal defects and the nature of modern crises, the EU will not stop striding the way of integration and neither will a fundamental reversal occur because of the crises. June’s UK vote to leave the EU is the open wound now but palpable hits at unity inside and outside Europe have included heated disagreements, incompatible goals, conflicting policies, and accusations of inequality. The stress fractures portend more disagreements, especially considering the EU’s positive attitude toward policy adjustment and negotiation. Greece’s proposed exit from the EU (Grexit), the Paris terrorist attacks, and the Middle East refugee crisis overwhelmed EU integration in 2015 with one stumbling block after another, and 2016 is going the same way with Brexit at mid-year. Obstacles to EU socioeconomic development are many even without crises, and confidence is shaken in EU integration. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary International Relations Vol. 26, No.3; May-June 2016: p.77-92 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary International Relations 2016-06 26, 3 |
| Key Words | European Integration ; Development Trend ; Current Predicament |