This article presents some reflections on European integration in times of increasing uncertainty. The migration crisis, the pandemic and the Russian aggression against Ukraine have revealed the European Union’s vulnerability to shocks and threats, mainly of external provenience. They undermined intra-EU solidarity, exposed cynicism and egoism of some EU members, and showed the far-reaching economic and resource dependence of the European Union. Thereby, they undermined the postmodern integration project promoted by the European Commission. The article contains a critical analysis of selected aspects of European integration relating to the security-determined dilemma of identity of the European Union as a bridgehead of a collective defense of the West against external threats. The argument put forward in this article holds that the weakening role of the EU in the international arena, the growing risk of instability, as well as the increased vulnerability to security threats are the results of neglect in supranational decision-making processes, fear of responsibility for defending the global position of the West and the lack of readiness on the part of governments and citizens for a revision of the geostrategic determinants of the Union’s identity in the face of increasing internal tensions and external pressures.
