Looking at European history over the past 500 years doesn't bode well for cooler heads. The European Union's main aim was to bring peace to the region. Economic

Looking at European history over the past 500 years doesn't bode well for cooler heads. The European Union's main aim was to bring peace to the region. Economic growth and immigration were secondary aims. If the purpose of the union was peace then one can surmise that disintegration of the union will almost certainly lead to a greater probability of conflict. It might take another 50 years but that's often the case with incendiary points in history sparking raging fires many decades down the line.