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The European War Project

Born of the need to preserve peace on a historically war-torn continent, the European Union and its political leaders are now being forced to rethink some of their most important principles. For the European project to stay the same, everything must change.

BERLIN – For seven decades, European integration has been driven by the quest for peace. But since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Europe has found itself unifying in response to war. The peace project has given way to a war project, and this fundamental shift is forcing European governments to reconsider some of their longest-held principles.

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