http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3004/andrew-jones Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:54:37 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:54:37 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1173/what-future-for-a-polarised-europe By Andrew Jones - But it is a noticeable tendency of the Union to forever be attempting to sprint before it can toddle. After the two-year nightmare of the ratification process of the Maastricht Treaty, which did not even involve very much political union as such but was more concerned with economic and internal cooperation, then no sooner than her Majesty’s signature upon the British ratification Act was dry, then plans were made for another Inter- Governmental Conference three years later. So instead of Maastricht being allowed to settle down and begin to work effectively, it is likely that the... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1173/what-future-for-a-polarised-europe