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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Notes on Contributors......Page 10 Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 14 Introduction......Page 17 Part I: The EU in the International System......Page 28 1 ‘European’ Foreign Policy: A Realistic Aspiration, or an Unattainable Goal?......Page 30 2 Europe’s Grand Strategy: The Search for a Postmodern Realism......Page 39 3 EU Co-ordination in International Organizations: The Case of the United Nations General Assembly and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe......Page 54 Part II: The EU and the Great Powers......Page 68 4 European Positions and American Responses: ESDP–NATO Compatibility......Page 70 5 Engaging China – Uniting Europe? EU Foreign Policy towards China......Page 84 6 EU Relations with Russia: Partnership or Asymmetric Interdependency?......Page 103 Part III: The EU and the Management of Conflicts......Page 122 7 European Union Foreign Policy towards the Balkans......Page 124 8 The EU and the Arab–Israeli Peace Process......Page 139 9 Congruence without Strategy: Explaining EU Policies towards the Cyprus Conflict......Page 155 10 The European Union and the Western Sahara Conflict: Managing the Colonial Heritage......Page 171 Part IV: The EU’s Regional Policies......Page 188 11 ‘Conditionality-lite’: The European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU’s Eastern Neighbours......Page 190 12 The EU and the Baltic Sea Area......Page 208 13 The EU and Euro-Mediterranean Security: A New Departure?......Page 222 14 The Making of the EU’s Strategy Towards Asia......Page 236 Conclusions......Page 253 Bibliography......Page 259 B......Page 275 C......Page 276 E......Page 278 F......Page 280 I......Page 281 M......Page 282 N......Page 283 R......Page 284 T......Page 285 W......Page 286 Z......Page 287 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