As 2018 was beginning its climb in the northern hemisphere
toward eventually warmer days, the prospect for the E.U. through and after the
secession of one of its largest states was perhaps brighter than commonly
thought at the time. When the days are short, it is perhaps all too easy to be
pessimistic. Signs of strength in the euro implicitly sent the message in
January, 2018 that the E.U. would be
just fine without its foremost euro-skeptic
state.
The full essay is at "The Euro and Secession."
