European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System The Road Towards Convergence

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.

NICOLA CASARINI is Visiting Fellow at the EU's Institute for Strategic Studies, Paris. COSTANZA MUSU is Assistant Professor of International Relations, Richmond American International University, London.

Introduction--N.Casarini & C.Musu * PART 1: THE EU IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM * The EU as a Global Actor--W.Wallace * Europe's Liberal Grand Strategy--P.Vennesson * EU Coordination in International Organisations--P.Luif & M.Radeva * PART 2: THE EU AND THE GREAT POWERS * European Positions and American Response: ESDP-NATO Compatibility--B.Giegerich * Engaging China - Uniting Europe? EU Common Foreign and Security Policy towards China--M.Stumbaum * EU Relations with Russia: Partnership or Asymmetric Interdependency?--J.Hughes * PART 3: THE EU AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS * The EU and the Balkans--E.Gross * The EU and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process--C.Musu * Congruence without Strategy: Explaining EU Policies Towards the Cyprus Conflict--N.Tocci * The EU and the Western Sahara Conflict: Managing the Colonial Heritage--J.Vaquer I Fanes * PART 4: THE EU's REGIONAL POLICIES * The European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU's Eastern Neighbours--G.Sasse * The EU and the Baltic Sea Area--N.Catellani * The EU and Euro-Mediterranean Security: A New Departure?--S.Biscop * The Making of Europe's Asia Strategy--N.Casarini * Conclusion--S.Economides
Introduction--N.Casarini & C.Musu * PART 1: THE EU IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM * The EU as a Global Actor--W.Wallace * Europe's Liberal Grand Strategy--P.Vennesson * EU Coordination in International Organisations--P.Luif & M.Radeva * PART 2: THE EU AND THE GREAT POWERS * European Positions and American Response: ESDP-NATO Compatibility--B.Giegerich * Engaging China - Uniting Europe? EU Common Foreign and Security Policy towards China--M.Stumbaum * EU Relations with Russia: Partnership or Asymmetric Interdependency?--J.Hughes * PART 3: THE EU AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS * The EU and the Balkans--E.Gross * The EU and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process--C.Musu * Congruence without Strategy: Explaining EU Policies Towards the Cyprus Conflict--N.Tocci * The EU and the Western Sahara Conflict: Managing the Colonial Heritage--J.Vaquer I Fanes * PART 4: THE EU's REGIONAL POLICIES * The European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU's Eastern Neighbours--G.Sasse * The EU and the Baltic Sea Area--N.Catellani * The EU and Euro-Mediterranean Security: A New Departure?--S.Biscop * The Making of Europe's Asia Strategy--N.Casarini * Conclusion--S.Economides