I am going to talk about the Geopolitical challenges that are faced by the European Union and the possible solutions as they relate to chapter 1. The reading chapter talks about the EU member states and their structure in maintaining economic growth, which relates to the Geopolitical challenges currently in the EU. There are three key issues: political factors in the supply crisis that are related to upward projection resulting in the Euro Zone crisis (page 5, paragraph 3, line 5). Secondly, a humanitarian and migratory crisis that is related to making the territoriality of politics more open and restricting the idea of one member state having power over the other (page 9, paragraph 2, line 13), and lastly, response to climate change that is related to the plans put by EU to their members on chapter 1 to create a sustainable environment.
The bargaining in a context of general economic interdependence is a more complex international regime allowing the states to manage trade, agriculture, and the environment (page 7, paragraph 1, line 7). Europeans’ respect for democracy is at a higher level, and human rights are well preserved since they are the main resources of the EU. From the reading chapter, through democracy, the EU is concerned with building the relationships between their member states by focusing on member state relations (page 6, paragraph 2, line 3 to line 8). The national government will get power within the EU systems that maintain the freedom and democracy of their member states. What is unique with the EU power system is that all the member states are self-governing and independent, and there arose a need to pull their powers together and co-work in unity.
Geopolitical and Shortages: Political Factors Within the Supply Crisis
Every sector within European Union is concerned with the lack of food, toys for play, electronic products, and some raw materials. The increase in commodity prices leaves the European Union members to suffer price rises in their markets, resulting in a hard time in their lives. The European Union is working hard to restore the economic status of these member states. With the emergence of Europeanization (page 3, paragraph 3, line 1), the countries in Eastern Europe, through European integration, can improve economic growth, free market agreements, and freedom of labor. This is related to the reading chapter about the emergence of the adoption of European culture. The benefit of using a Europeanization viewpoint is that it gives people a chance to start understanding how the process of Europeanization through time has given rise to new economic prospects. The development of these prospects has made managers, particularly in major companies, change their reasoning and adopt a more European perspective of their market, as stated in the reading chapter. This has since influenced EU politics. In addition, it is supported in upward projection resulting to Euro Zone crisis there is no stability in maintaining the debts in some member states (page 5 paragraph 3 line 5).
A Humanitarian and Migratory Crisis on the Border
European Union is experiencing the migratory crisis on the borders of Poland and Ukraine, with Belarus experiencing the arrival of several refugees from different countries. In the bitter winter cold, the situation worsens daily along the line dividing the migrants from European Union. In noting, Belarus uses its victims to push its political agenda, something that is unacceptable. Moreover, their main objective is to cause instability in their neighboring nations (Bulmer & Lequesne, 2020). This relates to the reading chapter by referring to page 5, paragraph 2, making the territoriality of politics more permeable, for instance, in Belarus’ borders. It implies that several countries contribute or give up their ultimate authority (government) in order to create a unified entity that possesses the combined power of all the nations involved. They thus take part in each other’s economic, commercial, and military benefits. This makes them feel more secure. Some member states took advantage of the situation of refugees on their borders to make them victims to achieve their political goals. This is unacceptable based on EU ethics and standards. The European Union is fighting hard to restore the crisis within these borders.
The European Union’s Response to Climate Change
Looking around the world, beyond Europe and Asia, the climate change crisis is another challenge that needs a proper solution and the international community’s participation. The EU urges that its members update their climate change plans for the future. Europe must address the challenge by reducing the burning of fossil fuels to meet its Agenda goals in 2030. European Union has a long way to go in terms of ecological transition. However, something small is better than having nothing at all (Bulmer & Lequesne, 2020). The countries must continue to aim to bring back the stable state of their economy through the collaboration of the international community. In an environment of total economic interdependence of countries, the EU presents a more complex system, defined as a collection of shared standards, institutions, and guidelines that enable states to handle issues like trade, agriculture, or the environment more effectively. It is believed that after 1945, the European state had few options other than to organize itself collectively to provide welfare because of the strong interconnection of markets in coal agriculture and trade. The EU is far ahead regarding climate change response through teamwork and setting guidelines for the member states on how to deal with and plan for climate change in their regions.
Reference
Bulmer, S., & Lequesne, C. (2020). The European Union and its member states: An overview. In The member states of the European Union. (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.