Todd Huizinga joined the Acton Institute in February 2014 as Director of International Outreach. A U.S. diplomat from 1992-2012, he speaks German, Spanish, French and Dutch. He served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Luxembourg, political counselor at the U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, consul for political and economic affairs at the U.S. consulates in Hamburg and Munich, and consul for public affairs at the U.S. consulate in Monterrey, Mexico. He has also served at embassies and consulates in Dublin, Frankfurt and Costa Rica, and in the European Affairs...
Overview
What lies at the root of the eurozone crisis and the chaos in Greece? Why are long-established political parties in decline throughout Europe while protest parties covering the entire political spectrum are on the rise? Why is Great Britain planning a referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union? Does all of this portend real change in Europe, or will the political elites succeed in further pursuing their agenda of creating a unified Europe without meaningful accountability to voters? Many in the European Union see the EU, the world’s first model of “supranational governance,” as a forerunner of a global legal order that would promote peace, democracy and stability throughout the world. But can this be accomplished, and can it be accomplished by democratic means? And what are the implications for Europe’s relations with the United States, the most powerful nation-state in the world?
