Europe's Monetary (Dis)union

Publisher Marketing: The project of European integration has always been a dream spurred by a nightmare. To escape the continent's volatile, bloody past, the argument ran, European countries needed to bind themselves together and forge a harmonious common future. In fits and starts, to varying degrees on varying issues, this project has managed to achieve extraordinary success over the past seven decades, enabling Europe to reach levels of peace and prosperity at which previous generations could only have marveled. But the endeavor has always been more popular with elites than with the masses, has lurched from crisis to crisis, and has struggled to deal with the differences that keep Europe's disparate parts from forming a seamless whole. "Foreign Affairs" has been covering the effort closely from the beginning, and as the Greek crisis comes to a head, we've decided to pull together highlights of our analysis of the quest for economic union in particular. This collection provides an unparalleled look at the past, present, and future of Europe's common currency, showcasing more than two dozen of the world's leading experts on European economics and politics to help you better understand the story behind the headlines. Contributor Bio:  Rose, Gideon Gideon Rose was recently named Editor of "Foreign Affairs", where he served as Managing Editor for the past decade. From 1995 to 2000, he was Olin Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, serving as Chairman of the Council's Roundtable on Terrorism and Director of numerous Council Study Groups. In 1994-95, he was on the staff of the National Security Council, where he served as Associate Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs. In addition, he has been a staff member at the journals "The National Interest "and "The Public Interest." After studying classics at Yale, he received a Ph. D. in government from Harvard and has taught American foreign policy at Princeton and Columbia. His previous publications, edited with James F. Hoge, Jr., include "Understanding the War on Terror", "America and the World: Debating the New Shape of International Politics", and "How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War". He lives in Brooklyn, New York.