DISCUSSION TOPIC: EUROPEAN UNION IN CRISIS
Possible Starting Places
"Profile:
The European Union,"
BBC News: An overview of the organization.
European Union In Crisis
European Union -- Times Topics: A series of articles from the New York Times.
"Tracking Europe's Debt Crisis," New York Times.
"European Debt Crisis Is Worst Time Since Second World War, Says Angel Merkel," Guardian, November 14, 2011.
Gavin Hewitt, "The
Euro -- What Next?,"
BBC News, November 14, 2011.
Nicholas Kulish and Steven Erlanger, "Even
As Governments Act, Time Runs Short For Euro,"
New York Times, November 12, 2011.
Chris Morris, "EU's
Inner 'Politburo' Flexes Its Muscles,"
BBC News, November 11, 2011.
Simon Jenkins, "A New
Europe Must Be Built On The Ruins Of The Old,"
Guardian, November 10, 2011.
Jurgen Habermas, "Europe's
Post-Democratic Era,"
Guardian, November 10, 2011.
Paul Krugman, "Op-Ed
Columnist: Legends Of The Fail,"
New York Times, November 10, 2011.
Larry Elliott and Heather Stewart, "Eurozone:
Where Do We Go From Here?,"
Guardian, November 9, 2011.
"Eurozone Crisis: The Possible Resolutions," BBC News, November 4, 2011.
Kirsty Hughes, "Analysis:
An EU Of Two Tiers After Eurozone Debt Crisis,"
BBC News, October 28, 2011.
"Timeline:
The Unfolding Eurozone Crisis,"
BBC News, October 27, 2011.
Laurence Knight, "Europe's
Four Big Dilemmas,"
BBC News, October 27, 2011.
Engelbert Stockhammer, "The
Euro: How To Reform, Not Rescue, The System,"
Guardian, October 27, 2011.
Roger Cohen, "Op-Ed Columnist: The Beauty Of Institutions," New York Times, October 24, 2011.
Steven Erlanger, "Memo
From Europe: Euro, Meant To Unite Europe, Seems To Rend It,"
New York Times, October 19, 2011.
Liz Alderman and Jack Ewing, "In
Europe, Signs Of 2nd Recession With Wide Reach,"
New York Times, October 4, 2011.
Kabir Chibber, "The
Domino Effect In Europe's Debt Crisis,"
BBC News, September 20, 2011.
Paul Krugman, "Can
Europe Be Saved?,"
New York Times, January 12, 2011.
Germany And France
Phillip Inman, "Eurozone
Crisis Threatens To Spread To France As Paris Is Warned Over Its Debts,"
Guardian, November 10, 2011.
Stephen Evans, "Why
Germany And France Are At Odds Over The Euro,"
BBC News, October 22, 2011.
Italy
Laurence Knight, "What's
The Matter With Italy?,"
BBC News, November 14, 2011.
Jackie Ashley, "How
Europe Propped Up The Buffoon Berlusconi,"
Guardian, November 13, 2011.
"Understanding The Euro Crisis: It's Not About Berlusconi," Economist (November 11, 2011).
Tobias Jones, "Berlusconi's
Exit -- What Does It Mean For Italy?,"
Guardian, November 10, 2011.
Tom Kington, "Silvio
Berlusconi: The Rise And Fall,"
Guardian, November 9, 2011.
Greece
"Q
& A: Greek Debt Crisis,"
BBC News, November 10, 2011.
"Should
We Feel Sorry For Greece?,"
BBC News, November 6, 2011.
Kabir Chibber, "How
Might Greece Leave The Euro?,"
BBC News, November 3, 2011.
Nils Pratley, "The
Fact Greece's Exit From Euro Has Been Discussed Openly Is Seismic Shift,"
Guardian, November 3, 2011.
Landon Thomas, Jr., "Whispers
Of Return To Drachma Grow Louder In Greek Crisis,"
New York Times, November 1, 2011.
Nikos Dimitriou, "Greece's
Perilous Position Should Not Be Casually Glossed Over,"
Guardian, October 31, 2011.
Laurence Knight, "Could
Greece Be Europe's Lehman Brothers?,"
BBC News, September 14, 2011.
History Of The European Union
"The
Wrong Answer: Europe's Troublesome Referendums,"
BBC News, November 1, 2011.
History Of The European Union -- Wikipedia: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
William Keegan, "We Mustn't Overlook The Role Of Politics In The Eurozone Crisis," Observer, November 6, 2011.
Articles
"The Causes: A Very Short History Of The Crisis," Economist (November 12, 2011).
"Non-Members
Look At It This Way,"
Economist (November 12, 2011).
"The Future Of The EU: Two-Speed Europe, Or Two Europes?," Economist (November 10, 2011).
David Rothkoff, "The
Problem Is Europe, The Solution . . . Is Europe,"
Foreign Policy (November 9, 2011).
Robert Haddick, "This
Week At War: Europe Powers Down,"
Foreign Policy (November 4, 2011).
John Cassidy, "Rational Irrationality: The Man Who Saw Through The Euro," New Yorker (November 2, 2011).
Jeff Madrick, "How
To Save Europe,"
New York Review Of Books (October 26, 2011).
Ingrid D. Rowland, "Fiddling
While Rome Burns,
" New York Review Of Books (October 19, 2011).
George Soros, "Does
The Euro Have A Future?,"
New York Review Of Books (October 13, 2011).
Stephen M. Walt, "The Coming Erosion Of The European Union," Foreign Policy (August 18, 2011).
Cameron Abadi, "Europe's
Economic Meltdown: How Did We Get Here?,"
Foreign Policy (July 20, 2011).
Audio And Video Sources
"Is The Euro Crumbling?," BBC News, November 3, 2011.
"Europe: A Superpower On The Fast-Track," Empire, AlJazeera English, November 25, 2009: Part 1; Part 2.
"Forging
The Union, Part One -- Never Again," BBC
Documentary Archive, September 2006.
"Forging The Union, Part Two -- 'Tell Them I'm Occupied With Cyprus,'"
BBC Documentary Archive, September 2006.
"Forging The Union, Part Three -- Breaking Down The Barriers,"
BBC Documentary Archive, September 2006.
"Forging The Union, Part Four -- Ever Larger Union,"
BBC Documentary Archive, September 2006.