简介:ChangesinthecontentofEuropeanbalanceconstitutethebiggestdifferencebetweentheeconomicintegrationmodelanditspredecessors.Armament,territoryandresourceswereconsideredaskeyfactorsforenhancedstrengthandsustainedpowerparitywithothernations.Transitiontoeconomicintegrationhashoweverentaileddecouplingofthetwo.EnhancednationalstrengthnowaimsinsteadatpowerparityandsharedpowerbasedoncommonEuropeaninterestsandinter-dependencyratherthanatweakeningothernations.Asaresult,staterelationstherearemovingtowardfusionandconvergence.