# An op-ed by Prof. Nouriel Roubini on the future of the euro zone

1 Faculty News August 15, 2012 ![Project Syndicate logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030500.jpg?itok=ONV7lJ6H)>

Excerpt from [Project Syndicate](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/early-retirement-for-the-eurozone-by-nouriel-roubini) -- "Whether the eurozone is viable or not remains an open question. But what if a breakup can only be postponed, not avoided? If so, delaying the inevitable would merely make the endgame worse – much worse."

[Read more](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/early-retirement-for-the-eurozone-by-nouriel-roubini)

Additional coverage appeared in [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/roubini-eurozone-betting-the-house-to-save-the-garage-2012-8), [The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/will-we-regret-holding-the-euro-zone-together/article4483061/), [Social Europe Journal](http://www.social-europe.eu/2012/08/early-retirement-for-the-eurozone/), and [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/15/eurozone-crisis-greece-austerity-programme-delay).