This book, first published in 1973, analyses the European Community in a global perspective. It asks and answers two main questions: what does the European Community mean to the masses of the world, and what does it mean to the world community in general?

1. The Background 2. The European Community: A Brief Survey 3. On Power in General 4. The Resource Power of the European Community 5. The Structural Power of the European Community 6. The European Community and the Third World Countries 7. The European Community and the Socialist Countries 8. The Military Aspect 9. Pax Bruxellana: The European Superpower 10. Beyond the European Community