Economic Integration vs European Balance of Power

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-12-22
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ThefifthroundoftheEUenlargementonMay1,2004turnsthelong-cherished"utopia"ofaunifiedEuropeintorealitythroughapeaceful,economicapproach.①Thispaperattemptstomakesomeexplorationsonthefollowingissues:Whytheoptionforaneconomicapproach?Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinthenatureandbehavioroftherelevantnations?WhatimpactwilltheeventhaveonEuropeanstabilityandbalance?②HowwilltheEUkeepequilibriumthroughsystemicmechanismsincaseofinter-statedisputessoastolaythepoliticalgroundworkforapeacefulunification.