Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy

by Münevver Cebeci (Editor), Mika Aaltola (Contribution by), Cristian A. Cantir (Contribution by), Bjorn Olav Knutsen (Contribution by), Aylin Ünver Noi (Contribution by)

Overview

Issues in E.U. and U.S. Foreign Policy, edited by Münevver Cebeci, aims at analyzing the perceptions, interests, and policies of the EU and the US on various international issues. It portrays their convergences and divergences, and reflects on their interplay. The book has a geographical focus rather than a thematic one; however, some themes such as weapons of mass destruction, dual use technology transfer, energy security, and democratization, are unavoidable within their respective geographical contexts. For example, the authors inquire into the case of Iran with a special focus on nuclear proliferation; they investigate Russia with a significant emphasis on energy security; Iraq is examined with a discussion on the withdrawal of occupation troops; and, finally, the authors address the case of China with a debate on dual use technology transfer.

Issues in European Union and U.S. Foreign Policy is composed of two parts: The first involves an inventive theoretical framework for understanding EU and US foreign policy. The analysis extends beyond traditional approaches that seek to explain US and EU foreign policy through various dichotomies such as soft power versus hard power without overlooking the significance of such dichotomies. This section further discusses how European and American scholars approach transatlantic relations in different ways. The second section covers an intensive comparative analysis of EU and US foreign policy on specific issue areas. Some chapters also deal with the impact of their policy divergences and convergences on transatlantic relations and NATO. Nevertheless, the book aims to go beyond the parochial debates of burden-sharing or division of labor in transatlantic relations. It focuses on—and actually proposes—a broader framework of cooperation and coordination for the EU and the US.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739147177
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	01/06/2011
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Münevver Cebeci is assistant professor at the European Union Institute at Marmara University in Istanbul.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations xi

List of Tables and Figures xv

Introduction Münevver Cebeci 1

Part I Theories and Concepts in Understanding EU and US Foreign Policy

1 Transatlantic Foreign Policy Research Communities: A Debate on US and European Approaches in Scholarship Münevver Cebeci Mika Aaltola 13

2 Theoretical Approaches to European Foreign Policy: A Debate across Paradigms Charlotta Spolander 45

Part II Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy

3 Transatlantic Homeland Security Cooperation: The Art of Balancing Internal Security Objectives with Foreign Policy Concerns Patryk Pawlak 63

4 With or without You? A Comparison of EU, European and US Policies in Afghanistan Chiara Ruffa 85

5 Europe, the US, and the Creation of a Multi-layered NATO: Lessons from Afghanistan Bjorn Olav Knutsen 107

6 The Middle East and Iraq in EU and US Foreign Policy: Implications for Transatlantic Relations Münevver Cebeci 133

7 Leaving the War in Iraq or "Staying the Course": Why Did Bulgaria Withdraw and Romania Stay? Cristian A. Cantir 179

8 Iran in EU and US Foreign Policy: The Case of Iran's Nuclear Program Aylin Ünver Noi 201

9 Assessing EU and US Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus Emma J. Stewart 229

10 Turkey in US and EU Foreign Policy: Shared Ally, Different Relationships? Hanna Ojanen 249

11 Russia in EU and US Foreign Policy: The Energy Security Dimension Dimitrios Triantaphyllou Yannis Tsantoulis 271

12 How to Deal with China's Military Rise? Differing Responses of the EU and the US and the Case of Dual-Use Technology Transfer May-Britt U. Stumbaum 293

13 Reassessing EU and US Foreign Policy: The Lisbon Treaty, the Obama Administration, and Beyond Münevver Cebeci 309

Bibliography 331

Index 381

About the Contributors 389

Editorial Reviews

Rarely are the fundamental differences between US and European foreign policies brought properly into comparative focus. This volume succeeds superbly well in bringing out the underlying fault-lines between the allies' respective approaches to the great issues of contemporary international relations. It dispenses with the facile stereotypes of Venus/Mars or hard/soft power and brings out, with nuance and sophistication, the deeper elements of convergence and divergence.

Jolyon Howorth

This volume will be essential reading for all those interested in European and US foreign policy, and transatlantic relations. It provides a sound theoretical framework plus cutting-edge analysis of the most important areas for cooperation between the EU and US. The chapters on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, China, and terrorism reveal the continuity as well as the differences between Obama's approach and that of George W. Bush.

Fraser Cameron

Rarely are the fundamental differences between US and European foreign policies brought properly into comparative focus. This volume succeeds superbly well in bringing out the underlying fault-lines between the allies' respective approaches to the great issues of contemporary international relations. It dispenses with the facile stereotypes of Venus/Mars or hard/soft power and brings out, with nuance and sophistication, the deeper elements of convergence and divergence.--Jolyon Howorth, Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics at Yale University

This volume will be essential reading for all those interested in European and US foreign policy, and transatlantic relations. It provides a sound theoretical framework plus cutting-edge analysis of the most important areas for cooperation between the EU and US. The chapters on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, China, and terrorism reveal the continuity as well as the differences between Obama's approach and that of George W. Bush.--Fraser Cameron, former foreign policy advisor for the European Commission and current Director of the EU Russia Centre

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