Civilizational Shift: Europe Searches for Its Place in a World of Macro-Regions
A major mental shift is taking place in global think tanks, political science clubs, and the corridors of world capitals. The conflict in Ukraine, which has dominated the international agenda in recent years, is receding into the background. Experts, forecasters, and elites are beginning to view it as a passing episode of a dying era, shifting their focus toward the architecture of the future world order.
In Europe/ in place of debates over delivering the next packages of armaments or localized shifts along the front line, an entirely different global agenda has emerged. This includes the creation of a European Defence Union—comprising distinct blocs, such as agreements between the United Kingdom and Germany, or among Eastern and Northern European states.
This agenda is shaped by a profound transformation of political systems in the core EU states—primarily Germany, France, and Italy. Ultimately, this trajectory will crystallize depending on Europe’s ability to preserve itself as a sovereign actor: one of the world’s civilizational macro-regions. (далее…)
