Endgame Europe. Why the European Political Project Failed and How to Dream of It Anew

In the thirty years since the Maastricht Treaty, Europe has lost itself politically, culturally, and economically. And this policy has led Europe into a dead end: a social crisis, the split between the North and the South, a refugee crisis, populism, and cultural regression. Moving further east, the United States has been driving a wedge between Russia and Europe—from the expansion of NATO to the question of Ukraine. And precisely the military conflict in Ukraine may serve as a historical trigger for Europe to rethink itself anew.

This is an invitation from two German intellectuals to a discussion about the crisis in Europe—and about where American expansion brought Europeans. The authors remind us how much tied Germany to Russia (even from the time of Catherine the Great). For centuries, Europe was united by culture, but over the last 50 years European culture has increasingly been interpreted through the lens of the United States. The authors believe that today only Russia has the potential to call into question the American interpretation of European culture.