The European Union has been one of the most successful creations in the history of political science. For the past half-century, harmonization of the policies of many European countries has helped make war in Western Europe unthinkable, enhanced the living standards of hundreds of millions of people, and enshrined into law a vast array of important social, political, and human rights.
Integration has fundamentally altered the way Europeans think about their relationships to one another,...
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