One core narrative of the European Union goes like this: Whenever there is a crisis, the union will emerge from it even stronger. This narrative was invoked during the sovereign debt crisis, followed by the Greek debacle. It is being invoked as the refugee influx continues to swell. And now it is already being trotted out again in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris. But this narrative is wrong. If anything, the experience of recent years has revealed the incapacity of European institutions to respond effectively in any crisis. Without the legitimacy that comes from the …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
