Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, Josef Joffe explains why the European Union cannot transcend the political organization of a nation-state and why it will still persevere even in the wake of events like Brexit and the Austrian election.
Josef Joffe is publisher-editor of the German weekly Die Zeit. He is a regular contributor to the op-ed pages of Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, Time and Newsweek. He is currently Regents Lecturer for the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley.
In this video, Josef Joffe explains why the European Union cannot transcend the political organization of a nation-state and why it will still persevere even in the wake of events like Brexit and the Austrian election.
Josef Joffe is publisher-editor of the German weekly Die Zeit. He is a regular contributor to the op-ed pages of Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, Time and Newsweek. He is currently Regents Lecturer for the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley.
