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The European Union and global politics / Richard Youngs.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Youngs, Richard, 1968- author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central.
Series:
European Union series (Red Globe Press)
The European Union series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
European Union countries--Foreign relations.
European Union countries.
International relations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 pages).
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Place of Publication:
[London] : Red Globe Press, an imprint of Macmillan Education UK, [2021]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Intro
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
Preface
Abbreviations
1: Introduction
A new normal
An outside-in approach to EU foreign policy
A conceptual framework for the new normal
Part I: Background
2: The Evolution and Institutions of EU External Action
Shaped by history: 1950 to 2010
Crisis years and beyond: 2010 to 2020
National foreign policies
The EU external relations system
Foreign policy positions and core diplomacy
Security and conflict interventions
Trade policy
Development aid and external funding
Conclusion
3: An Outside-in Framework for EU External Action
Traditional analytical approaches
Internal EU convergence
Distinctive power
Externalising the EU
An outside-in framework for the new normal
Conclusion
Part II: Themes
4: Navigating the Reshaped International Order
The challenges
Defending liberal order
Qualified multilateralist
The US dilemma
China as rival-partner
Cooperation with other powers
Themes and analysis
Concluding summary
5: Europe and the Rise of Protective Security
Defence upgraded
Migration and external action
Counter-terrorism
Cyber-security
6: Geo-Economic Europe
Towards strategic trade policy
Five trends towards strategic geo-economics
Bilateral trade deals
Less focus on multilateral trade liberalisation
Soft protection
Tougher market access conditions
Investment screening
EU support for European champions in international markets
Commercial diplomacy and foreign investment
The geo-economics of technology
Concluding summary
7: Enlargement and Its Limits
The Balkans
Turkey
To accession and back
The migration trade-off
An era of critical measures
Strategic rupture
8: Climate Change and Energy Policy
Climate change and EU external action
Climate security
Security of energy supplies
9: Democracy and Human Rights
Early priorities
Critical engagement
Democracy and human rights funding
Part III: Geographical Challenges
10: Geopolitical Shifts in the Middle East and North Africa
Shifting frames in EU-Mediterranean relations
Mixed responses to the Arab spring
Era of containment
Syria's war and failed insurgency
Libya
Iran and regional rivalries
11: War in Ukraine and the Russia Challenge in Eastern Europe
Russia and semi-containment
Sanctions
Defensive security
Cold engagement
Conflict management in Ukraine
Upgrading the Eastern Partnership
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Supporting Ukraine.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Print version: Youngs, Richard The European Union and Global Politics
ISBN:
9781352011890
1352011891
Publisher Number:
40030527011
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