{"product_id":"9780465096862","title":"Europe's Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the heart of Europe's current crisis, one of the continent's foremost statesmen issues a clarion call to radically remake the European Union in the mold of the United States' own federal government\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope is caught in its greatest crisis since the Second World War. The catalog of ills seems endless: an economic crisis spread through most of Europe's Mediterranean tier that has crippled Greece and driven a wedge between northern and southern Europe; terrorist attacks in Paris, Cologne, Brussels, and Nice; growing aggression from Russia in Ukraine and the Baltic states; and refugees escaping war-torn neighbors. The European Union's inability to handle any of these disasters was a driving factor in Great Britain voting to leave, and others may soon follow. The result won't just be a continent in turmoil, but also a serious threat to American and British security-the Atlantic, let alone the Channel, simply isn't big enough to keep European troubles in Europe. For everyone's sake, Europe must survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question is how. In \u003ci\u003eEurope's Last Chance\u003c\/i\u003e, Guy Verhofstadt-former prime minister of Belgium and current leader of the liberal faction in the European Parliament-provides the essential framework for understanding Europe today, laying bare the absurdity of a system in which each member state can veto legislation, opt in or out of the Euro, or close borders on a whim. But Verhofstadt does not just indict the European Union, he also offers a powerful vision for how the continent can change for the better. The key, argues Verhofstadt, is to reform the European Union along the lines of America's federal government: a United States of Europe strong enough to stand with the United States of America in making a better, safer world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visionary book from one of today's luminaries of European leadership, \u003ci\u003eEurope's Last Chance\u003c\/i\u003e is a clarion call to save the European Union, one of the world's greatest chances for peace and prosperity. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122041929968,"sku":"9780465096862","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780465096862_p0.jpg?v=1763706359","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780465096862","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}