Bringing together a stellar line-up of distinguished EU practitioners and LSE faculty members, Martin Westlake's edited collection makes a timely contribution to better understanding the current challenges - and opportunities - for the EU's external action ten years after the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty. "

-Sieglinde Gstöhl, Director, EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, College of Europe, Belgium

"European foreign policy is a constantly moving object. As such, the perspective of those who practise it daily is key. Through the views of high-level European officials alongside the framing of top academics in the field, this book is a must-read for anyone wishing to understand the complexity of the EU's role in the world." -Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy

"The EU is not a foreign policy actor fully formed, but it is one in the making. So far, its record is mixed, and yet the EU's potential for influence is impressive. The key is to know where to look. Martin Westlake has drawn together an outstanding group of practitioners with a wealth of institutional as well as intellectual experience. Their insights make essential reading for anyone looking to understand the European Union's world role." -Erik Jones, Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy, and Director of European and Eurasian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USAThis volume brings together senior practitioners and academic specialists to consider how the EU's new foreign policy has been evolving and how the various actors are maintaining the holistic approach intended by the draftsmen of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty. Martin Westlake is a visiting professor at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK, and at the College of Europe, Belgium. He was David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellow in the Department of International Relations, LSE, 2018-2019. He has published widely on British and EU politics and institutions.

Autorentext
Martin Westlake is a visiting professor at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK, and at the College of Europe, Belgium. He was David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellow in the Department of International Relations, LSE, 2018-2019.

Zusammenfassung

This volume brings together senior practitioners and academic specialists to consider how the EU's new foreign policy has been evolving and how the various actors are maintaining the holistic approach intended by the draftsmen of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction: The European Union's New Foreign Policy.- Part One: Over-Arching Issues.- Chapter 2. Championing Multilateralism.- Chapter 3. The Positive Narrative on Human Rights.- Chapter 4. Values and Interests in Post-Lisbon European Union Foreign Policy.- Chapter 5. Working Together for a Safer World.- Chapter 6. Trade in Turbulent Times.- Chapter 7. The growing role of the European Parliament as an EU foreign policy actor.- Chapter 8. A cultural superpower? The European Union's venture in cultural diplomacy.- Chapter 9. Creating and Managing a New Diplomatic Service.- Part Two: Some New Geo-Political Challenges.- Chapter 10. Looking After the Neighbourhood.- Chapter 11. The 'Pivot' to Africa.- Chapter 12. The European Union's Northern Window A New View on the World.- Part Three: Some New Policy ****Challenges.- Chapter 13. The European Union's New Climate Change Diplomacy: innovating in foreign policy.- Chapter 14. When technology becomes geopolitics the EU's response to cyber threats.- Part Four: Conclusions.- Chapter 15. Conclusions: The European Union's Post-Lisbon Foreign Policy Ten Years On.- Afterward: The European Union's New Foreign Policy: A Glass Half-Full?