Jean Monnets Driving Passion for European Integration

Strobe Talbott and Steven R. Weisman discuss Jean Monnet s passion for European integration and whether Europe is moving in the right direction in the face of the euro crisis, austerity, and rising nationalism. In a new Brookings Essay, Monnet s Brandy and Europe s Fate, Brookings President Strobe Talbott tells the story of Jean Monnet and demonstrates how his vision of integration may serve as a guide to ending the current eurozone crisis.