European Foreign Policy: Legal and Political Perspectives

Written by leading experts, this book focuses on central issues of the foreign policy of the European Union. The issues explored include:

• how the EU’s judges understand its relationship with the international order;
• the coherence of the Union’s external action;
• the EU’s approach to its neighbours;
• the Common Security and Defence Policy; and,
• the EU’s participation in international organisations.

By addressing each topic from a legal, political science and international relations standpoint, this relevant book highlights the different perspectives that these disciplines bring to the central issues of the EU’s foreign affairs, and starts a conversation between the respective communities.

Scholars and students in European and international law, politics, and international relations will find this book insightful. It will also prove timely for policy-makers in the EU and international organisations, as well as think tanks and non-governmental organisations specialising in European affairs.