EU Policy Responses to a Shifting Multilateral System (The European Union in International Affairs)

"This book explores how the EU, as an international actor, is adapting to recent transformations in the multilateral system. The international identity of the European Union is built upon its support for effective multilateralism and its commitment to core norms and values. Until recently, there was no need to choose between these goals. Emerging powers in the international system are not only demanding more power in multilateral institutions, but also sometimes seeking to influence their purpose and function, away from those championed by the EU. This presents a dilemma for EU foreign policy - framed in this edited volume as either accommodating changes in order to support multilateral institutions or entrenching the EU position in order to uphold values. Using a common analytical framework, the chapters include case studies on important multilateral institutions such as the United Nations Security Council, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the International Criminal Court, as well as key policy areas such as energy, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation, and human rights" (ed) Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Accommodating or Entrenching? How the EU Is Dealing with Changes in the Multilateral System....Pages 1-23 The Irony of History: European Responses to the Contested Evolution of the Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Regime....Pages 25-48 An Upstream Battle: The EU and the Reform of the Energy Charter Treaty....Pages 49-69 The Defence of an Institution Under Challenge: The EU and the International Criminal Court....Pages 71-91 EU Trade Policy Reaction to the BIC: From Accommodation to Entrenchment....Pages 93-114 Beijing After Kyoto? The EU and the New Climate in Climate Negotiations....Pages 115-133 Supporting Practices Inspired by Solidarist Ideas: The EU in the UNSC Open Debates on Women, Peace and Security....Pages 135-156 The Global Financial Crisis and Emerging Economies: EU Accommodation and Entrenchment in the IMF....Pages 157-177 ‘Speaking Out’ About Child Labor: Normative Entrenchment in an Uncertain Regime....Pages 179-199 International Structures and External Perceptions: Projecting and Receiving the EU as a Global Energy Governance Actor in the Eyes of Emerging Powers (Brazil, India, China)....Pages 201-223 Conclusion and Wider Perspectives....Pages 225-240 Back Matter....Pages 241-246