Author (Person) | (et al.), , Smeets, Niels |
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Series Title | CEU Political Science Journal |
Series Details | Vol.8, No.3, September 2013, p296-322 |
Publication Date | September 2013 |
ISSN | 1818-7668 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: How can the European Union (EU) remain a relevant and effective power in a multipolar world? Past studies have sought to address such questions through a focus on the internal constraints the EU faces in its foreign policy. Instead we propose leaving the beaten path by stressing the need for a stronger inclusion of the external perspective in the EU’s foreign policy. This need, we argue, becomes increasingly important in a multipolar world as peripheral countries find themselves in a position to side by whichever power presents the most interesting proposition. In a case study on the EU’s relations with Kazakhstan we will demonstrate in more detail how the presence of (re-)emerging powers brings new challenges to the front for the EU. Challenges which can best be dealt with by having a good knowledge about what attracts or detracts. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://politicalscience.ceu.hu/sites/default/files/field_attachment/page/node-5699/ceupsj83.pdf |
Countries / Regions | Europe |