In keeping with the theme of Part Four, the Web destinations offered here are designed to demonstrate just how exciting the discipline of geography is. These sites exemplify the many concepts presented in Europe.
- European Union
The European Union (EU) is a union of twenty-five independent states based on the European Communities and founded to enhance political, economic, and social cooperation. Formerly known as European Community (EC) or European Economic Community (EEC).
- Euro
On January 1, 1999, eleven of the countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) gave up their own currencies and adopted the new Euro (EUR) currency: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
- The Geopolitical Significance of "Bosnia" in U.S. Foreign Policy
by Gearóid Ó Tuathail. "The end of the Cold War division of Europe in 1989 has created a situation where the European continent is ‘between geopolitics and political geography.’"
- Making Europe Multilingual
These are proposals to introduce multilingualism in Europe, and reverse the existing Atlanticist pattern of language use -- national language + English. Most of these proposals are simple reversals of the language policy of monolingual nation states. The contribution starts with examples of language use in Europe and especially institutions within the EU. Proposals include restriction on the use of English, compulsory multilingualism in publications, and equality of language use. The proposals are not directed at the preservation of a linguistic heritage.
- Ten Untaught Lessons about Central Europe
Author's note -- This paper was written in the spring of 1996, several months after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords and shortly after my return from a three-week trip to the Balkans, during which I visited the former war zones in Bosnia and Croatia. Its genesis is rooted, however, in years of frustration with the ignorance of our news media, the lack of a deep historical context among political leaders (and the political scientists who advise them), and especially the reluctance of Habsburg historians to contribute their considerable insights to the ongoing public debate over U.S. policy.
