The EU’s structural problems must be addressed | Letter
by Letters from on (#50BCE)
Industrial policies and other entrepreneurial state mechanisms can build better foundations for a superpower, writes Roy Cobby
Some observers of European integration often reframe crises like Brexit as opportunities for further development. Consequently, one can sympathise with Timothy Garton Ash's nod to "noughties nostalgia" and commendation of the EU's trade, regulatory and environmental expertise (Europe can be a superpower. It just needs to hang together, Journal, 2 March).
He focuses on a specific set of challenges, such as diplomacy, intelligence, counter-terrorism, development aid, and "readiness to use military force". But he omits more mundane structural problems challenging Europe's future.
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