European Foreign Policy: From Rhetoric to Reality?Peter Lang, 2004 - 381 pages There is agreement in political and academic circles that the European Union needs a common foreign and security policy (CFSP). The question is how to move from recognised necessity to practical implementation: from rhetoric to reality. Many efforts have been made, and indeed the creation of a European foreign policy is 'work in progress'. Bringing together a multinational team of both young researchers and established academics, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of this process, uniquely combining the examination of the foundations, institutions, procedures and obstacles of EU-level foreign policy with an extensive range of case studies exploring European policy 'on the ground' in key areas such as the Balkans, Africa or the Middle East. Of use and interest to students of European politics and the general reader alike, it breaks through the Euro-jargon to provide a clear, accessible and up-to-date account of this unprecedented system of international relations, with a particular focus placed on the questions of why EU member states participate in the CFSP and what impact it enables them to have in geopolitics. |
Table des matières
List of Abbreviations | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
CHAPTER 1 | 27 |
CHAPTER 2 | 43 |
CHAPTER 3 | 61 |
CHAPTER 4 | 97 |
CHAPTER 5 | 117 |
CHAPTER 7 | 139 |
The EUs War over Iraq The Last WakeUp Call | 209 |
CHAPTER 9 | 227 |
An Example for a Successful | 241 |
CHAPTER 11 | 255 |
CHAPTER 12 | 277 |
The Middle East Peace Process | 293 |
CHAPTER 14 | 317 |
CHAPTER 15 | 335 |
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