A review of The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine by Simon Price and Peter Thonemann. Lessons from Venus: A review of La Pensee Francaise a l’Epreuve de l’Europe by Justine Lacroix. From H-Net, can anyone understand the EU? It takes a crisis to make a continent: Addressing the Greek crisis has brought the members of the European Union closer together as a political unit. Clive Crook on Europe's missing foundations. Europe's crisis is political: German politics is now the crucible in which the future of the EU will be formed. Etienne Balibar on how Europe is a dead political project — unless the EU can find the capacity to start again on radically new bases. Safe European Currency: With the Eurozone, it's integrate — or bust (and more). From the Centre for European Studies in Romania, a series of articles on European integration. Xenophobia is not contained to Europe's extremist fringes but part of the political mainstream; quick-fix political solutions appealing to a mythical Europe of homogenous communities must be replaced by a politics of hospitality, fairness and solidarity. Western fears about an upsurge of ultra-nationalism in eastern Europe suggests the era of democratic idealism has come to an end. Rise of the Eurocons: Why the continent's conservative moment won't last. Sweden, Germany and other European countries are proof that you can have it all — but only if you have the right institutions. Monkeyshines in Monkey Country: Why Europeans despise American lawyers. Should the US and Europe bring back the visa? Because “visa-free travel” to America no longer exists. A review of The Narcissism of Minor Differences: How America and Europe are Alike by Peter Baldwin.
