European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World

The European Union finds itself at a critical juncture
not onlyhas the deepening crisis in the eurozone weakened the EU'sinternal structure, it has impacted significantly on itsinternational image and external relations. The third edition ofEuropean Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World offers a clearand detailed analysis of the complexities and challenges ofcontemporary European foreign policy-making. Thoroughly revised andexpanded, the book explores how and why the EU endeavours toachieve five core foreign policy objectives:

• The encouragement of regional cooperation
• The advancement of human rights
• The promotion of democracy and good governance
• The prevention of violent conflicts
• The fight against international crime, including terrorism

The book shows how the EU must grapple with acute policydilemmas because the five objectives not only clash with eachother, but also with other policy priorities. The Lisbon Treaty mayhave resolved some of the difficulties of making sound EU foreignpolicy but, the book contends, coherence remains an ongoingproblem. It also explores the challenges the EU faces in achievingits objectives in a multipolar world, against the backdrop of aeuro crisis which has damaged the EU's international standingand drained attention and resources away from foreignpolicy-making.

This accessible and thoroughly researched book will be a valuableresource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Europeanpolitics, foreign policy analysis, international relations andrelated disciplines.