Europe’s pressure points

Wednesday at AEI, a group of experts gathered to celebrate the release of “Europe’s Pressure Points,” edited by AEI’s Dalibor Rohac.

 
Introducing the project, Dr. Rohac and Harvard University’s Radosław Sikorski discussed how no country is immune from the issues discussed in “Europe’s Pressure Points.” Dr. Rohac explained that he started this project to bring together political, economic, and foreign policy answers for Europe’s many ailments. These include the migrant crisis, the 2008 financial crisis, malignant Russian interference, structural issues with European federal governance, and lingering problems with the single market.

AEI’s Desmond Lachman warned that Europe’s recovery was breeding complacency in addressing more fundamental structural flaws. The Hudson Institute’s Hannah Thoburn added that European problems present opportunities for countries such as Russia and China to exploit disunity.

Federico Reho from the Wilifried Martens Centre for European Studies argued that only a true federalist structure, one that would repatriate some power to the states, would provide the necessary political framework for tackling Europe’s challenges.

All agreed that while many in Europe and the US see the need for reform, the opportunity and leadership for such change is lacking, as previous crises have not prompted the deep reform Europe needs. -Wesley Fox

 
Event Description
Peace, democracy, and prosperity in Europe are under threat from an aggressive Russia, political extremism on both the right and left, the impact of one-size-fits-all monetary policy, and the European economy’s long-standing structural problems. Can Americans afford to view these as simply European concerns? Or does the protracted malaise of our closest allies risk another full-blown economic crisis with global consequences?

 
At the release of the new AEI collection “Europe’s Pressure Points,” Dalibor Rohac will be joined by Radosław Sikorski, followed by a panel of leading experts, to discuss the continent’s main challenges, their potential impact on US security and economic interests, and a possible way forward.

Πηγή: American Enterprise Institute