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Having endured two devastating wars in the first half of the twentieth century, Europe rose from the rubble in search of new principles and ideals that would eliminate the influence of fascist ideology. This quest gave rise to a renewed commitment to peace, democracy, and unity.

Yet as we approach the first quarter of the twenty-first century, the vision embodied in the European Union is haunted by ghosts of the past. The very efforts to turn past traumas into constructive engagement with the “other” are now unsettling the soil beneath which darker impulses were once buried.

This book gathers insightful analyses and in-depth feature reports on the key issues through which Europe confronts its resurgent fears and contradictions. It explores how the values enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights are tested by a host of pressing challenges: Islam, the refugee crisis, the rise of far-right and separatist movements, Brexit, and—most recently—the COVID-19 pandemic, which evokes memories of Europe’s plague-stricken past.