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How did the world's most warlike continent become its most peaceful one? Europe is usually in the news for the wrong reasons. Economic crises, terrorist attacks, votes to leave, and allegations that some countries are too powerful, all give the impression of a continent in a mess. Yet Europe has never been a safer or more prosperous place. Since 1945, the wars between neighbours that were once an annual event in Western Europe no longer seem possible. Mehta dismisses the usual explanation for this; that the United States acts as a sort of military referee, through NATO, preventing Spain from invading Gibraltar or the Walloons and Flemish fighting a civil war over Belgium. Rather, Mehta argues that the process of political integration through the European Union has eliminated the reasons for conflict, and that this same model can be exported to Africa, The Americas, Asia, Australasia, and the Middle East and North Africa region, providing a promising glimpse of world peace.
Contents
Preface and acknowledgements Foreword by Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Laureate Introduction - An idea whose time has come 1 Uniting for Peace 10 steps which made war unthinkable in Europe 2 Team Europe (European Union) A supranational body working together for peaceful co-existence 3 The United States of Africa (African Union) For a better future for the continent 4 Trouble with Giants (Asian Union) Emerging nations shaping a new world order 5 The Quiet Continent (South American Union) Regional integration for creating social, political and cultural alliances for rapid development of economic growth. An example of resistance to external interference 6 Lands of the Free (North American Union) Uprooting violence, militarism and plutocracy for changing to a more humane and benign world 7 Beyond Oceans (Australia and Oceania Union) Establishing islands of peace 8 What the Ottomans Knew Dealing with conflict between Islam and the West and exploring hindrances and solutions to EU-style unions in the Islamic world. Unity, solidarity, secularism and multiculturalism can overcome violence, hatred and extremism for promoting humanity, empathy, peace and nonviolence 9 Exorbitant Privilege Tackling gross mismanagement of world finances, inequality and lack of opportunity - hindrances to forming EU-style unions worldwide. New Leaders of the World - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa). The new economic powerhouses challenging the present system and shaping a new world order 10 The Anglo-Paradox (Preserving the UK Union and EU Membership) Federalism and devolution of powers is the way forward for the UK (Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland) Postscript: Better Together - 10 Steps to Global Peace: Making It Happen Bringing fundamental changes for peace and prosperity
