European Union's Foreign Policy Integration: An Impossible Mission

Author: Gustav Gerlach, Chen Zhimin
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This book attempts to propose the concept of EU foreign policy integration. Utilizing the latest domestic and international research findings and official materials in this field, it analyzes the historical development, mechanisms, and theories of common policy formation in several core areas of EU member states' foreign policies (such as the common foreign economic policy, common foreign and security policy, European security and defense policy, and enlargement policy). The book explores the attributes of the EU as an international actor, the mechanisms of EU foreign policy integration, the level it has already achieved, future trends, and its impact on China-EU relations.