The Foreign Policy of the European Union Assessing Europe's Role in the World

by Bindi, Federiga

• ISBN13: 9780815701408
• ISBN10: 0815701403
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-18
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

In a relatively short time, the European Union has become one of the world's most powerful and important bodies. Its critical role in international affairs extends to several different areas: economics; culture; the environment; and, of course, international security and foreign affairs. This important volume explains and evaluates EU foreign policy in all its confusing dimensions.Is there really any such thing as "European Union Foreign Policy"? If so, what is it? What are its goals and priorities, and how effective is it? How do outsiders perceive EU foreign policy, and what are the ramifications of those views? Those are just some of the questions this book tries to answer.In order to draw the most comprehensive picture possible of EU foreign policy, Federiga Bindi and her contributors dissect both "horizontal" and "vertical" issues. Vertical concerns focus on particular geographic regions, such as the EU's foreign policy toward Africa and Asia and its relations with the United States. Horizontal issues explore wider crosscutting themes that help explain the EU's foreign policy choices and operations, such as decisionmaking processes and procedures; European self-identity; and core priorities such as peace, democracy, and human rights.ContentsForeword by Giuliano Amato, former foreign minister and prime minister of ItalyPart I. The New Tools of EU Foreign PolicyII. US-EU Relations after the ElectionsIII. EU Relations with the Rest of the AmericasIV. Africa and AsiaV. The EU and Its NeighborsVI. The EU, the Mediterranean, and the Middle EastVII. Promoting Values and Models AbroadVIII. Conclusions: Assessing EU Foreign Policy

Author Biography

Federiga Bindi holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where she also directs the Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence. She also is the adviser on global governance and transatlantic relations to the Italian minister of foreign affairs. She is currently a visiting fellow with the Brookings Institution's Center for the United States and Europe.

Table of Contents

Foreword

The New Tools of EU Foreign Policy

US-EU Relations after the Elections

EU Relations with the Rest of the Americas

Africa and Asia

The EU and Its Neighbors

The EU, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East

Promoting Values and Models Abroad

Conclusions: Assessing EU Foreign Policy

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