The EU as a foreign and security policy actor
By: edited by Finn Laursen
Series: International relations studies series -- v. 5; International studies library -- 13; International relations studies series -- v.5.; International studies library -- 13.
Publisher: R[epublic] of L[etters]
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Dordrecht; St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9789089790071
Subjects: Foreign relations; Military policy; National security
Other titles: European Union as a foreign and security policy actor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the EU as a foreign policy actor  -- Finn Laursen -- Section 1. Theoretical And Conceptual Perspectives.; title: Past its peak? the European Union as a global actor 10 years after  -- Charlotte Bretherton and John Vogler ;; title: Realism, grand strategy and the EU's international relations  -- Barry Andrew Hussey ;; title: Theory in the study of CFSP : from building a multi-causal/multi-level framework to a synergetic foreign policy institutions theory  -- Maciej Wilga ;; title: Soft power discourse and the significance of European foreign policy methods  -- Philippine Colson -- Section 2. The EU And Its Near Abroad. The; title: EU and conflict resolution : de facto states in the neighbourhood  -- Steven Blockmans ; -- The; title: EU as a global actor in post-conflict societies : the case of Macedonia  -- Edward Moxon-Brown ;; title: Policy-making and new modes of governance in the European neighbourhood policy  -- Stefan Gänzle ;; title: Vortex of a regional security complex : the EuroMed partnership and its security relevance  -- Astrid B. Boening -- Section 3. The EU And Its Far Abroad. The; title: EU and North America : transatlantic relations as a tool for improving the EU's role as a global actor  -- Natividad Fernández Sola ;; title: Engaging regional partners for effective conflict resolution : problems and prospects of the EU's strategic partnerships in Asia  -- Saponti Baroowa ;; title: EU responses to Taiwan's applications in the WTO, WHO and UN  -- Sigrid Winkler ; -- The; title: EU as a global actor? EU policies towards Iran and Cuba  -- Lynne Dryburgh ; -- A; title: security actor in a changing world? the EU in Africa  -- Toni Haastrup -- Section 4. Policy Making Aspects. A; title: "militarisation" of the EU? the EU as a global actor and neutral member states  -- Nicole Alecu de Flers ; -- The; title: Danish defence opt-out : who cares?  -- Finn Laursen ;; title: Concluding thoughts : CFSP explanations and future requirements -- Finn Laursen.