I really enjoyed this book. Garavini writes that European integration is fundamentally connected to international happenings outside of Europe, the spectacular decolonisation which occurred being his inspiration for this piece. Europeans had great agency in their efforts towards integration, and indeed attempted to form a common monetary policy with the Global South, much to the fear of Nixon and Kissinger. Although efforts collapsed following the 1973 oil crisis, European cooperation with the Global South offers a tantalizing look at what could have been and helped to shape the economic world view of the Europeans. Overall this book is a reminder of the importance of Asia, Africa and South America when discussing European integration, although I would have liked to have seen more discussion on migration to Europe and its effects upon policy.