“It is obvious that there is a great deal of difference between being international and being cosmopolitan. All good men are international. Nearly all bad men are cosmopolitan. If we are to be international we must be national. And it is largely because those who call themselves the friends of peace have not dwelt sufficiently on this distinction that they do not impress the bulk of any of the nations to which they belong. International peace means a peace between nations, not a peace after the destruction of nations, like the Buddhist peace after the destruction of personality. The golden age of the good European is like the heaven of the Christian: it is a place where people will love each other; not like the heaven of the Hindu, a place where they will be each other.”

from French and English, by G.K.Chesterton

Well I agree with the article it is necessary to sustain some form of union between Great Britain and continental Europe. But this position has to be a specific one. We can see right now how France and Germany try to fight the economic reform. Britain should not be a part of that. It should stay aside and carefully watch and influence what can be influenced. Therefore I also agree with Robert H. Oiley and his quotation about the nations and their importance in the geopolitical evolution of the EU.