European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System: The Road Towards Convergence (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)

__European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System__ provides the reader with an updated assessment of European Foreign Policy 15 years after Maastricht. The contributions analyse the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world. The book comprises 14 chapters, organised in four sections: (1) The EU in the International System; (2) The EU and the Great Powers; (3) The EU and the Management of Conflicts in the Near Abroad; (4) The EU's Regional Policies. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 ‘European’ Foreign Policy: A Realistic Aspiration, or an Unattainable Goal?....Pages 3-11 Europe’s Grand Strategy: The Search for a Postmodern Realism....Pages 12-26 EU Co-ordination in International Organizations: The Case of the United Nations General Assembly and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe....Pages 27-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 European Positions and American Responses: ESDP-NATO Compatibility....Pages 43-56 Engaging China — Uniting Europe? EU Foreign Policy towards China....Pages 57-75 EU Relations with Russia: Partnership or Asymmetric Interdependency?....Pages 76-94 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 European Union Foreign Policy towards the Balkans....Pages 97-111 The EU and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process....Pages 112-127 Congruence without Strategy: Explaining EU Policies towards the Cyprus Conflict....Pages 128-143 The European Union and the Western Sahara Conflict: Managing the Colonial Heritage....Pages 144-160 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 ‘Conditionality-lite’: The European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU’s Eastern Neighbours....Pages 163-180 The EU and the Baltic Sea Area....Pages 181-194 The EU and Euro-Mediterranean Security: A New Departure?....Pages 195-208 The Making of the EU’s Strategy Towards Asia....Pages 209-225 Conclusions....Pages 226-231 Back Matter....Pages 232-260 European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System provides the reader with an updated assessment of European Foreign Policy fifteen years after Maastricht. The contributions analyze the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world. European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System contributes to the understanding of recent developments in European foreign policy and offers an assessment of the role of the European Union as a global actor in the post-Cold War era. The volume provides the reader with a comprehensive and topical array of case studies on European Union foreign policy. The contributions, written by experts in the area, analyse the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world. The book is organised in four sections: (1) The EU in the International System; (2) The EU and the Great Powers; (3) The EU and the Management of Conflicts in the Near Abroad; (4) The EU's Regional Policies. This is essential reading for scholars and students of European Union studies and, more generally, of International Relations. It also offers a readable and practical policy update to practitioners and the interested reader Zbrani prispevki ponujajo bralcu analize primerov evropske zunanje politike na raznih, pogosto tudi zapostavljenih področjih in regijah v svetu. Poskušajo oceniti moč in vpliv Evropske unije v tujini v zadnjih letih, obenem pa analizirati dva v procesu evropske politične integracije jasno opredeljiva nasprotna trenda: politično zbliževanje držav članic in stalnost globokih razlik med nacionalnimi interesi. Pojavnost Evropske unije v svetovnem merilu in značilnosti ter omejitve evropske mednarodne vloge so prikazane v luči mednarodnega sistema, političnih velesil, reševanja političnih sporov in regionalnih politik EU Offices in Brussels representing the interests of regional actors in the EU have carved out a niche position within Europe's expanding multi-level political system. They are now the most visible indicators of the growing role played by EU regions. How can we understand their contribution to EU governance? What do they deliver to Europe's regions? What will be the future of security cooperation in Europe after the Bush Administration? This work explores security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the United States and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism. It shows that European states will increasingly act alone, independent of America Provides an assessment of European Foreign Policy fifteen years after Maastricht. This work features contributions that analyze the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world. It is organised in four sections such as: EU and the Great Powers; EU's Regional Policies; among others Providing an assessment of European foreign policy since Maastricht, this title analyzes the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world