Rethinking regionalism and its impact : Westphalia and global architecture.

• Main Author: Phua, Joanna.
• Other Authors: Ralf Jan Diederik Emmers
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39389
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In May 2007, Nicholas Sarkozy made waves in the international community by declaring his proposal of a 'Mediterranean bloc' in his electoral victory speech (Bennhold 2007). Modeled on the European Union, he envisioned economic integration to be the solution to a region of animosity, confli...