Is the European Union Viable with 27 Members and More? From Market to Geopolitical Community Michel Foucher, Politique étrangère, World Policy Conference 2008 (hors-série).'On a world scale, the EU functions as an economic and monetary center, and as a successful laboratory of regional integration. However, it is not considered a major...

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As a domestic market, the European Union (EU) 'at 27 members and more' is clearly viable. As a political body, it can only be viable if it is based on a reformed project. As an active and recognized geopolitical center, it is not yet viable. What can link these three key dimensions - economy, politics, and geopolitics - is the elaboration, explanation, and promotion of specific European interests.Michel Foucher, géographe et diplomate, enseigne à l'Ecole normale supérieure (Paris). Il est membre du Conseil des affaires étrangères).