Sergio Fabbrini is Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Intesa Sanpaolo Chair on European Governance and Head of the Political Science Department at the Luiss Guido Carli in Rome. He is a highly respected scholar of European politics renowned for bringing federalism back to the scientific debate. His recent publications include Europe's Future: Decoupling and Reforming (Cambridge, 2019), Which European Union?: Europe after the Euro Crisis (Cambridge, 2015) and Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe Are Becoming Similar (Oxford, 2010). He is also a political editor for the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, for which he was awarded the 2017 Spinelli Prize.

• Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Between crises and decision-making; 2. The decision-making structure of the EU; 3. The sovereign debt and pandemic crises; 4. The Russian war and its consequences; 5. The federalist alternative on governance; 6. National sovereignty in unions of states; Bibliography; Index.

'A very welcome addition to the literature on the European Union. A major expert on comparative federalism, Sergio Fabbrini rightly argues for the need to consider the EU in federalist terms. This book presents important proposals for how to move the EU from its crises-ridden penchant for intergovernmentalism and towards federalism which deserves to be properly addressed.' John Erik Fossum, Professor, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo