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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255328903321

Titolo

EU Policy Responses to a Shifting Multilateral System / / edited by Esther Barbé, Oriol Costa, Robert Kissack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-54758-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXI, 246 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)

Collana

The European Union in International Affairs, , 2662-5911

Disciplina

320.94

Soggetti

European Union

Diplomacy

International relations

European Union Politics

International Relations

Foreign Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tables and figures -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- 1. Accommodating or entrenching? How the EU is dealing with changes in the multilateral system; Oriol Costa, Robert Kissack and Esther Barbé -- 2. The irony of history: European responses to the contested evolution of the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime; Benjamin Kienzle -- 3. An Upstream Battle: The EU and the Reform of the Energy Charter Treaty; Anna Herranz-Surrallés -- 4. The Defence of an Institution under Challenge: The EU and the International Criminal Court; Gemma Collantes-Celador -- 5. EU trade policy reaction to the BIC: from accommodation to entrenchment; Patricia Garcia-Duran, Montserrat Millet and Jan Orbie -- 6. Beijing after Kyoto? The EU and the new climate in climate negotiations; Oriol Costa -- 7. Supporting practices inspired by solidarist ideas: The EU in the UNSC Open Debates on Women, Peace and Security; Esther Barbé -- 8. The Global Financial Crisis and Emerging Economies: EU accommodation and entrenchment in the IMF; .



Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how the EU, as an international actor, is adapting to recent transformations in the multilateral system. The international identity of the European Union is built upon its support for effective multilateralism and its commitment to core norms and values. Until recently, there was no need to choose between these goals. Emerging powers in the international system are not only demanding more power in multilateral institutions, but also sometimes seeking to influence their purpose and function, away from those championed by the EU. This presents a dilemma for EU foreign policy – framed in this edited volume as either accommodating changes in order to support multilateral institutions or entrenching the EU position in order to uphold values. Using a common analytical framework, the chapters include case studies on important multilateral institutions such as the United Nations Security Council, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and the International Criminal Court, as well as key policy areas such as energy, climate change, nuclear non-proliferation, and human rights.