EU was essentially founded as a counter to the USA. The USSR folded and the US was then the only world power. Clinton and Albright thought that was an awful situation and the EU came about. Albright alludes to that in her book (can’t recall the name). Had they been satisfied with a federation of states concept I believe it could be successful and survive. Instead they made the member countries (states) subservient to a powerful central government. I am surprised it has lasted as long as it has.
Our US central has been moving in the same direction, that is, making states more subservient and WDC more powerful. We, too must reverse that and return power to the states.IMO.
correction - delete “our central and add “our government.”