Re-imagining EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World

The European Union (EU) increasingly formulates and implements foreign and security policy under the constraints of internal contestation, regional fragmentation and multipolar competition. While such contextual challenges can inhibit the EU from adopting an ambitious foreign and security policy, th...

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Published inThe International spectator Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 1 - 18
Main Authors Alcaro, Riccardo, Dijkstra, Hylke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Ambition
contestation
European Union
foreign and security policy
multipolar competition
regional fragmentation
Security
Segmentation
Side effects
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Summary:The European Union (EU) increasingly formulates and implements foreign and security policy under the constraints of internal contestation, regional fragmentation and multipolar competition. While such contextual challenges can inhibit the EU from adopting an ambitious foreign and security policy, this Special Issue shows that the EU and its member states have developed ways of mitigating their impact. Through institutional, functional and diplomatic measures, the EU has managed to reduce the adverse effect of the contextual factors on its foreign and security policy towards conflicts and crises.
ISSN:0393-2729
1751-9721
DOI:10.1080/03932729.2024.2304028