Europe today : national politics, European integration, and European security / edited by Ronald Tiersky.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Timeline of events leading to the current state of the European Union -- 1. Europe : international crisis and the future of integration / Ronald Tiersky -- 2. The European Union : from community to constitution / John Van Oudenaren -- 3. European monetary union and the problem of macroeconomic governance / Erik Jones -- 4. NATO : European security and beyond? / Jeffrey Simon and Sean Kay -- 5. EU enlargement : the return to Europe / John Van Oudenaren -- 6. Keep out! protectionism, migration control, and globalization / Jochen Lorentzen -- 7. The making of a supranational rule of law : the battle for supremacy / Karen J. Alter -- 8. Unified Germany : the desire for stability and the need for change / Helga A. Welsh -- 9. France : ending the Gaullist era? / Robert Graham -- 10. Britain : in and out of Europe? / Michael Mannin -- 11. Italy : a society in search of a state / Patrick McCarthy, Mark Gilbert and Emanuela Poli -- 12. Spain : "middle power" or "major player"? / Paul Heywood -- 13. Scandinavia : still the middle way? / Eric S. Einhorn and John Logue -- 14. Poland : breaking multiple barriers / Ray Taras.