Seaton speaks of rift between U.S., European Union by Angela Astrada
Andrew Seaton, British consul general of Chicago, argued that relations between the European Union and other prominent nations, such as the U.S., are “interdependent and reciprocal” during a speech sponsored by the University of Wisconsen European Studies Alliance. “Geometry of difference nonetheless, you see transatlantic relations,” Seaton said to an audience of UW students, faculty and community members. As just one example of the European Union working with other international powers, Seaton said the union has sent the greatest amount of troops to Afghanistan.
According to Seaton, of the 10 countries that joined the European Union in 2004, eight were formerly part of the Soviet Bloc and are now transitioning to free market economies. He added countries are choosing to join the European Union through their own free will — not by military force — demonstrating the political freedom the union guarantees.
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