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This wide-ranging book analyses EU-Asia security relations in a
systematic, substantive and comparative manner. The contributions
assess similarities and differences between the EU and its Asian
partners with respect to levels of threat perception, policy
response and security cooperation in the context of historical,
institutional and external factors - such as the influence of the
United States. The book presents original empirical research
organised in four parts: a number of contributions providing
discussions of the global context in which EU-Asia security
relations develop; a series of chapters covering the range of
dimensions of EU-Asian security, including both traditional and
non-military aspects of security; chapters addressing the specific
issues touching on bilateral relations between the EU and its
partners in the Asia-Pacific region; and a final part presenting
the overall findings across the various contributions together with
the future outlook for EU-Asia security relations.
This wide-ranging book analyses EU-Asia security relations in a
systematic, substantive and comparative manner. The contributions
assess similarities and differences between the EU and its Asian
partners with respect to levels of threat perception, policy
response and security cooperation in the context of historical,
institutional and external factors - such as the influence of the
United States. The book presents original empirical research
organised in four parts: a number of contributions providing
discussions of the global context in which EU-Asia security
relations develop; a series of chapters covering the range of
dimensions of EU-Asian security, including both traditional and
non-military aspects of security; chapters addressing the specific
issues touching on bilateral relations between the EU and its
partners in the Asia-Pacific region; and a final part presenting
the overall findings across the various contributions together with
the future outlook for EU-Asia security relations.
The Handbook provides a comprehensive range of contributions on the
relations between the EU and Asia - two regions undergoing
significant changes internally yet also developing stronger
relations in the context of an emerging multi-polar world. It
collates some 40 contributions from various disciplines by
contributors from throughout the world.
This edited book fills a gap in the literature on EU-Asia
relations. The European Union and Asia are two regions undergoing
significant changes internally while at the same time developing
stronger relations with each other. In the context of an emerging
multi-polar world, Europe and Asia are seen
as major actors, making their relations increasingly crucial for
the understanding of global politics. The Handbook is distinctive
because it constitute a thoroughly comprehensive collection of more
than 40 contributions from a variety of disciplines and
perspectives, bringing together leading authors in their respective
fields. Contributors come from Europe, Asia, North America and
Australia, thereby providing a genuinely global perspective on this
important topic.
The Handbook is structured along several key dimensions in the
relationship, ensuring that bilateral relations, multilateral
contexts, institutional aspects, the comparative dimension and the
global perspective, are all covered - a unique set of
contributions. In addition, sections look specifically at
political, economic and cultural relations between the two
regions.
This book provides a systematic approach which explores the
domestic, regional, and systemic factors shaping Germany's role in
NATO. Initially intended as stock taking of West Germany's interest
and role in NATO over a forty-year period, this book has been
transformed by events into a retrospective of what NATO has meant
for West Germany and its partners between 1949 and 1989, and what
NATO may mean in the future for a unified Germany, for a Europe
spanning the Atlantic to the Urals, and for the USA.
This book provides a systematic approach which explores the
domestic, regional, and systemic factors shaping Germany's role in
NATO. Initially intended as stock taking of West Germany's interest
and role in NATO over a forty-year period, this book has been
transformed by events into a retrospective of what NATO has meant
for West Germany and its partners between 1949 and 1989, and what
NATO may mean in the future for a unified Germany, for a Europe
spanning the Atlantic to the Urals, and for the USA.
EU security governance assesses the effectiveness of the EU as a
security actor. The book has two distinct features. Firstly, it is
the first systematic study of the different economic, political and
military instruments employed by the EU in the performance of four
different security functions. The book demonstrates that the EU has
emerged as an important security actor, not only in the
non-traditional areas of security, but increasingly as an entity
with force projection capabilities. Secondly, the book represents
an important step towards redressing conceptual gaps in the study
of security governance, particularly as it pertains to the European
Union. The book links the challenges of governing Europe's security
to the changing nature of the state, the evolutionary expansion of
the security agenda, and the growing obsolescence of the
traditional forms and concepts of security cooperation. -- .
Committees are a pervasive presence in the EU policy process yet
little is known about the way in which they operate. This volume,
newly available in paperback, brings together an international
group of experts from a number of disciplinary backgrounds to
provide a comprehensive account of the role played by committees in
the European Union. The book looks at committees in the context of
inter-institutional relations, a focus based on the recognition
that the relationships between Commission, Council, Parliament and
national authorities - rather than the institutions themselves -
are crucial to the understanding of European policy-making. Much of
that interaction is regularised in various kinds of committees and
the book provides an in-depth analysis of the nature and the
effects of 'committee governance' in the EU system. A number of
case studies (monetary, policy, trade, environment, spatial
planning and foreign policy) examine the role of committees in
specific areas. These are framed by broader perspectives which
provide theoretical, statistical and normative analyses of the
phenomenon of committee governance. -- .
EU security governance assesses the effectiveness of the EU as a
security actor. The book has two distinct features. Firstly, it is
the first systematic study of the different economic, political and
military instruments employed by the EU in the performance of four
different security functions. The book demonstrates that the EU has
emerged as an important security actor, not only in the
non-traditional areas of security, but increasingly as an entity
with force projection capabilities. Secondly, the book represents
an important step towards redressing conceptual gaps in the study
of security governance, particularly as it pertains to the European
Union. The book links the challenges of governing Europe's security
to the changing nature of the state, the evolutionary expansion of
the security agenda, and the growing obsolescence of the
traditional forms and concepts of security cooperation. -- .
Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for
enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an
emerging actor in the global system. Analyzing the role of the EU
in international affairs, Foradori, Rosa, and Scartezzini seek to
foster understanding of the complexity of the present international
conditions and the ways in which the EU is responding to threats
and opportunities from the outside world. The numerous contributors
examine the latest developments in the fields of EU foreign,
security, and defense policies, providing a complete overview of
the ways in which the EU has grown as a global actor with a
significant impact on international affairs.
Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for
enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an
emerging actor in the global system. Analyzing the role of the EU
in international affairs, Foradori, Rosa, and Scartezzini seek to
foster understanding of the complexity of the present international
conditions and the ways in which the EU is responding to threats
and opportunities from the outside world. The numerous contributors
examine the latest developments in the fields of EU foreign,
security, and defense policies, providing a complete overview of
the ways in which the EU has grown as a global actor with a
significant impact on international affairs.
This accessible text offers a comprehensive analysis of the
European Union (EU)-China relationship, as one of the most
important in global politics today. Both are major players on the
world stage, accounting for 30% of trade and nearly a quarter of
the world's population. This text shows how, despite many
differences in political systems and values, China and the EU have
developed such a close, regular set of interactions at multiple
levels: from political-strategic, to economic, and individual. The
authors start with an historical overview of the domestic politics
and foreign policy apparatus of each partner to show the context in
which external relations are devised. From this foundation, each
key dimension of the relationship is analysed, from trade and
monetary policy, security, culture and society. The authors show
the relative merits of different theoretical perspectives and
outline what is next for this complex, ever-changing relationship.
At every step, the success of each partner in persuading the other
of changing their position(s) for key strategic interests is
explored. What emerges is a multifaceted picture of relations
between two sides that are fundamentally different kinds of actors
in the international system, yet have many mutual interests and a
common stake in the stability of global governance. The first major
text to offer an accessible introduction to the multifaceted nature
of EU-China relations, this book is an ideal companion for upper
undergraduate and postgraduate students on Politics, International
Relations and European Studies courses.
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