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**Switiespils** · 07-04-2006, 04:44 AM

Yeah I don't see the EU becoming a 'single federal republic' for a long time, if ever. The current trend is breaking apart rather than joining together. Some kind of joint/coordinated foreign policy might be quite nice, but I don't see that happening either. As was said, even before the enlargement the other year the EU was pretty diverse, ecomomically and culturally. The EU might become an economic superpower but not likely a political one.

Well you know the United States Of America was pretty divided too. Until the civil war each state functioned more or less like a different country, the only difference being that they had to sometimes obey the federal government and no army. Actually even before the US constitution was ratified it was very close to being a bunch of nations instead of one unified nation.

India is even more diverse but they got the job done, although not completly (they couldn't unify the entire subcontinent but were close and have most lands today unified).

I think Europe might head down this path soon, maybe 50 years at max? By then China and India may become superpowers but you never know. As long as they don't admit Turkey (a country obviously not European) they will be fine.

07-04-2006, 04:44 AM	#8
Switiespils Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 619 Senior Member	Yeah I don't see the EU becoming a 'single federal republic' for a long time, if ever. The current trend is breaking apart rather than joining together. Some kind of joint/coordinated foreign policy might be quite nice, but I don't see that happening either. As was said, even before the enlargement the other year the EU was pretty diverse, ecomomically and culturally. The EU might become an economic superpower but not likely a political one. Well you know the United States Of America was pretty divided too. Until the civil war each state functioned more or less like a different country, the only difference being that they had to sometimes obey the federal government and no army. Actually even before the US constitution was ratified it was very close to being a bunch of nations instead of one unified nation. India is even more diverse but they got the job done, although not completly (they couldn't unify the entire subcontinent but were close and have most lands today unified). I think Europe might head down this path soon, maybe 50 years at max? By then China and India may become superpowers but you never know. As long as they don't admit Turkey (a country obviously not European) they will be fine.
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