The European Union from Its foundation to future horizons: corporate governance, political, economic, technological and military challenges

In the second half of the 20th century, the European Union emerges as a historical project of reconciliation and continental cooperation after the devastation of the Second World War, based on a political philosophy of European unity, from the ontological promotion of a supranational pan-European identity. In this thematic context, the aim of this research was to analyze the historical significance of the European Union from a critical and prospective perspective. In this general purpose, it is proposed to examine four fundamental categories: a) the political challenges of the bloc; b) supranational economic project; c) technological challenges; d) military issues, and e) international security. To resolve this objective, the historical method was used together with the tool of prospective analysis. It is concluded that European political integration has undergone a radical dialectical transformation since its origins, from an economic project limited to six countries to a complex supranational bloc.