European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System: The Road Towards Convergence

Introduction; C.Musu & N.Casarini PART 1: THE EU IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM "European" Foreign Policy: A Realistic Aspiration, or an Unattainable Goal?; W.Wallace Europe's Grand Strategy: The Search for a Post-modern Realism; P.Vennesson EU Coordination in International Organisations; P.Luif & M.Radeva PART 2: THE EU AND THE GREAT POWERS European Positions and American Response: ESDP-NATO Compatibility; B.Giegerich Engaging China - Uniting Europe?; M-B.Stumbaum EU Relations with Russia: Partnership or Asymmetric Interdependency?; J.Hughes PART 3: THE EU AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS European Union Foreign Policy Towards the Balkans; E.Gross The EU and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process; C.Musu Congruence without Strategy: Explaining EU Policies towards the Cyprus Conflict; N.Tocci The EU and the Western Sahara Conflict: Managing the Colonial Heritage; J.Vaquer I Fanes PART IV: THE EU'S REGIONAL POLICIES "Conditionality-lite": The European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU's Eastern Neighbours; G.Sasse The EU and the Baltic Sea Area; N.Catellani The EU and Euro-Mediterranean Security: A New Departure?; S.Biscop The Making of the EU's Strategy towards Asia; N.Casarini Conclusion; S.Economides