EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD 2E

• the encouragement of regional cooperation;
  
  
• the advancement of human rights;
  
  
• the promotion of democracy and good governance;
  
  
• the prevention of violent conflicts; and
  
  
• the fight against international crime, including terrorism.

In pursuing these goals, the book illustrates how the EU is faced with acute policy dilemmas because the five objectives not only clash with each other, but also with additional policy priorities – such as securing energy supplies or establishing strategic partnerships with key powers. The uniqueness of the EU as a global actor is carefully assessed, and its key policies and the related dilemmas it faces compared with those of other international actors.

This well-written and thoroughly researched book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of European politics, foreign policy analysis, international relations and related disciplines.

• Acknowledgements
  
• List of Abbreviations
  
• List of Tables
  
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  
• 1.1 The EU’s Foreign Policy Objectives
  
• 1.2 Obstacles to a Common EU Foreign Policy
  
• 1.3 The Potential for a Common EU Foreign Policy
  
• 1.4 A Distinctive International Identity?
  
• 1.5 Outline of the Book
  
• Chapter 2: The Evolution of the EU as an International Actor
  
• 2.1 Origins of the Three Pillars
  
• 2.2 The European Community Pillar
  
• 2.3 The CFSP Pillar
  
• 2.4 The JHA Pillar
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 3: The EU’s Foreign Policy Instruments
  
• 3.1 Economic Instruments
  
• 3.2 Diplomatic Instruments
  
• 3.3 Military Instruments
  
• 3.4 Consistency
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 4: Regional Cooperation
  
• 4.1 Regional Cooperation within the EU
  
• 4.2 Regional Cooperation as an EU Foreign Policy Objective
  
• 4.3 How Does the EU Define Regional Cooperation?
  
• 4.4 How Does the EU Encourage Regional Cooperation?
  
• 4.5 Evaluation
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 5: Human Rights
  
• 5.1 The Protection of Human Rights within the EU
  
• 5.2 Human Rights as an EU Foreign Policy Objective
  
• 5.3 How Does the EU Define Human Rights?
  
• 5.4 How Does the EU Pursue the Human Rights Objective?
  
• 5.5 Inconsistency in the EU’s Human Rights Policy
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 6: Democracy and Good Governance
  
• 6.1 Democracy and Good Governance within the EU
  
• 6.2 Democracy and Good Governance as EU Foreign Policy Objectives
  
• 6.3 How Does the EU Define Democracy and Good Governance?
  
• 6.4 How Does the EU Pursue the Objectives?
  
• 6.5 How Consistent is the EU’s Policy?
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 7: Conflict Prevention
  
• 7.1 Conflict Prevention within the EU
  
• 7.2 Conflict Prevention as an EU Foreign Policy Objective
  
• 7.3 What Does the EU Mean by Conflict Prevention?
  
• 7.4 How Does the EU Pursue the Objective?
  
• 7.5 Evaluation
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 8: The Fight Against International Crime
  
• 8.1 The Fight Against International Crime as an Internal and External Policy Objective
  
• 8.2 How Does the EU Define International Crime?
  
• 8.3 How Does the EU Pursue the Objective?
  
• 8.4 Evaluation
  
• Conclusion
  
• Chapter 9: Conclusion
  
• 9.1 How Unique an International Actor is the EU?
  
• 9.2 How Important Are the Objectives for the EU?
  
• 9.3 How Effective an International Actor is the EU?
  
• Appendices
  
• Appendix 1: CFSP Decisions, 1993-2007
  
• Appendix 2: Negative Measures Imposed by the EU for Violations of Human Rights and Democratic Principles in Third Countries Since 1988
  
• Bibliography