Great Deception: Can The European Union Survive? Now

While some projects like the Schengen area and the Euro promote unity, they remain "incomplete," leading to constant tensions over issues like border control and fiscal stability.

The central thesis of The Great Deception is that the EU was never intended to be a simple trade bloc. Instead, the authors trace its origins back to the 1920s, suggesting it was designed from the start to become a single supranational government . Great Deception: Can the European Union Survive?

According to Booker and North, this goal was achieved through a strategy of "deliberate deception," where politicians were often outplayed or unaware of the rules they were agreeing to. This "ever closer union" was presented to the public as economic cooperation while the machinery of a political state was being assembled behind the scenes. Existential Threats in a New World Order While some projects like the Schengen area and