It must be centrifugal or centrifugal, which is it?

It's by the principle of centrifugal force

You've got gravity, you've got the centrifugal force, you've got the fluid dynamics.

Historical precedents indicate that forcing disparate nations and states to unite under a single idea whether communism in the Soviet Union, socialism in Yugoslavia, or a shared currency in the eurozone generates centrifugal forces that can trigger the union s collapse. A one size fits all approach to integration is simply unsustainable.

A final advantage of this solution is that it would be temporary. Historically, confederations sooner or later either become federations (as occurred in the US, Germany, and Switzerland) or, pushed by centrifugal forces, split up (as with the United Arab Republic, established in 1958, which split three years later into Egypt and Syria).

These conflicts have taught Africa that, in order to contain the centrifugal pressures that encourage fragmentation within our relatively new states, a conscious effort must be made to nurture and entrench national unity, which must include democratic practices. Conflict has also communicated the unequivocal message that unity cannot be secured and maintained by force alone.

The European integration process has, at its core, always been values driven and rules based two qualities that are on retreat in today s world. By carrying the banner of liberalism, good governance, and the rule of law internationally, the EU can reverse the centrifugal forces at home that have intensified during the crisis, thereby strengthening its capacity to respond to today s challenges and securing its position in tomorrow s world.