Supporting regional integration has become a cornerstone of the
European Union's relations with other regional groupings across the
world. The policy has evolved considerably from modest beginnings
in the 1980s to increasing commitments in both quantitative and
qualitative terms in more recent years. This study examines the
motivations that underpin this policy evolution, drawing on rich
evidence from EU interregional relations with Mercosur, the Andean
Community and Central America. By carefully tracing EU support for
regional integration from the 1980s until today, Tobias Lenz argues
that the underlying policy motivations of relevant EU actors have
shifted from considerations of geopolitics to a geoeconomic
impetus. This development has been accompanied by and interacted
with a strategic rivalry with the United States. This study is of
interest to students of EU external relations and comparative
regionalism.
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