In Europe, a Slide Toward Irrelevance
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BRUSSELS — A mere two years ago, the British author and thinker Mark Leonard published a book titled “Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century.” Today, one wonders to what degree Europe will even participate in the 21st century. It’s not just the deadly blow struck by Ireland’s rejection Thursday of the Lisbon Treaty reorganizing the European Union. I’ve spent six of the past eight years in the capital of the European Union, and I’ve noticed over this period a steady loss of self-confidence in Europe, a turning inward and a growing pessimism about the future.
admin @ June 15, 2008