... recent years, the trend for theorizing and academic discussion has been the concept of prevention of conflict and crises rather than hindsight analysis, suggesting the EU must look at root causes of intrastate wars, such as those in Bosnia, ... 20th Century. The root of much tension had been over the Alsace Lorraine region of France that was economically beneficial to its occupier. At the end of World War II, the immediate establishment of the League of Nations ... economies, and peacekeeping through integration. In defence, the Western European Union (WEU) unified Europe in 1948, and t...

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