The international relations of the European Union

In an incisive and lively discussion International Relations of the EU examines both the economic and security dimensions of European Union external relations. The book adopts an innovative approach that combines International Relations with International Political Economy. Set against a backdrop of EU enlargement and disarray over military intervention in Iraq, International Relations of the EU is a timely contribution to our understanding of the Eu's role as an international actor. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate courses in Politics and International Relations. What Is The Eu Doing In Its Relationships With The Rest Of The World And To What Effect? These Are The Questions That Theinternational Relations Of The Eu Tries To Answer. In An Incisive And Lively Discussion, Both The Economic And Security Dimensions Of The Eu External Relations Are Examined. The Authors Take An Innovative Combination Of International Relations/international Political Economy Approaches To The Task. Their Critical Analysis Of The Eu Across A Range Of Its Key International Relationships Provides New Insights Into Its Ambitions, Strengths And Weaknesses As An International Actor. -- Back Cover. The European Community And International Security: From World War Two To Post-cold War -- Post-war Europe -- No Place For Integration? -- Integration's Cold War Stimulus -- Integration, Security And Second Order Action -- Systemic Change And The Augmentation Of The Ec In International Security -- The Ec And The Transatlantic Security Community In The 1980s -- Cold War Collapse -- The European Community's Rise To Economic Might: From Regional Free-trade Arrangement To Global Economic Power? -- Economic Integration -- A Largely Internal Affair? -- From Bretton Woods To Cancun -- Principal International Economic Developments Since World War Two -- European Economic Integration Within The International Context -- The European Union And External Relations -- International Presence -- External Competence And Representation -- Eu External Relations Policies -- Eu External Relations: Patterns And Instruments -- Eu External Relations' Post-cold War Reforms -- The Post-cold War Eu-us Security Relationship -- Managing The Eu-us Security Relationship -- Understanding Transatlantic Security Drift -- Co-operation And Discord In Transatlantic Security Management -- Friends Or Foes?: The Eu-us Economic Relationship -- The Most Substantial Economic Partnership In The World -- Trade Wars And Other Economic Conflicts Between The Eu And Us -- The Eu And Security In Central And South-eastern Europe -- The Eu And Central And Eastern Europe -- The Eu And South-eastern Europe -- The Eu And The European Security Architecture. By Steve Marsh And Hans Mackenstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [264]-293) And Index. Marsh and Mackenstein fill a gap in the literature on the international relations of the European Union. The text presents a contemporary understanding of the EU's international relations through a combined international political economy and international relations approach