Memories of Europe's Future: Farewell to Yesteryear

by Simon Serfaty

In this comprehensive collection of essays, Simon Serfaty addresses the question of Europe's future and the new challenges to overcoming the ghosts of Europe's past. "Memories of Europe's Future" highlights the axes of discontent at home and arcs of crises abroad that may threaten European integration; examines the policies and institutions that have transformed modern Europe; and makes a powerful argument for the importance of Europe to the United States on the basis of compatible ideas and converging national interests. Now that the post-Cold War years are over, the critical question is whether the future will bring a resurrection of the worst features of a bygone era or a celebration of the best legacies of a more recent past. The future Europe, argues Serfaty, does not require a new vision of transatlantic relations. What will be needed on both sides of the Atlantic is the will to complete the bold policies that were launched during the postwar years half a century ago.

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1999