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A review essay on books by (1) Michael J. Baun, A Wider Europe: The Process and Politics of European Enlargement (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000); (2) David P. Calleo, Rethinking Europe's Future (Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 2001); (3) Kenneth Dyson & Kevin Featherstone, The Road to Maastricht: Negotiating Economic and Monetary Union (Oxford, UK: Oxford U Press, 2003); (4) John Gillingham, European Integration 1950-2003: Superstate or New Market Economy (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge U Press, 2003); & (5) Larry Siedentop, Democracy in Europe (London: Penguin, 2000). The article provides a detailed look at several central questions in the recent history of the European Union: monetary union, enlargement, federalism in Europe, Euroscepticism, & the role of Europe in international politics. The article concludes by reflecting that the twin challenge of "deepening" & "widening" the European Union after Maastricht has not had the results that were expected & hoped for. The EU is finding that emerging as a coherent international force is beyond it, but that retracing its steps is impossible. Adapted from the source document.