The Unraveling of Europe’s Peace
One unintended effect of the Arab revolutions is that the link between security and integration that forms Europe’s foundation is decoupling. Europe's governments find it more politically rewarding to pursue security by erecting administrative or physical barriers.
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COPENHAGEN – The European Commission recently unveiled long-awaited measures to bring neighboring countries in the Mediterranean and the former Soviet Union closer to Europe. On the same day, another department of the same Commission presented proposals aimed at curbing visa-waiver programs for some non-European nationals. Few missed the irony of formulating two plans that pointed in opposite directions.