More integration is not going to save the European Union from its growing existential crisis.

I note this in light of the growing chorus of voices calling for greater, faster, and more unrestrained integration of EU member states under the EU governing umbrella. Take the former Obama administration deputy national security adviser, Julianne Smith, who on Friday called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join with French President Emmanuel Macron and embrace reforms to bolster the EU’s power.