Asian Union would be a bold, new step towards regional integration.
But how realistic is the suggestion? Some of the conditions that make the
1)
European Union possible already exist in Asia. The European Union is built on
a strong basis of common culture and values. Whereas there are many
different languages ( a ) in Europe, the Roman alphabet is used
throughout Western Europe, and many languages have common roots (such as
the Germanic languages of English and German or the Romance languages
such as French, Italian and Spanish). Also, Christianity is a common aspect of
European culture, even though Europe has often been ( b ) apart by
religious wars.