European Integration

In this historical essay on European integration, Gilles Grin reviews two centuries of the continent's history (1815-2022). After describing the depths to which Europe sank in 1945, he shows how the European Communities - the forebear of today's European Union - where born and took shape, and the limits they faced. Dr Grin demonstrates how the post-war European project was nothing less than a revolution, as the core of the continent moved beyond the enless cycle of internal conflicts that had marred its past.