Is the EU trading foreign policy for commercial gain?

The article reflects reflects on the challenges dominating the EU’s foreign policy agenda in 2012. The unifying thread of these challenges for 2012 is that of geo-economics. The euro crisis and shifts in global power require a more assertive focus on immediate economic interests. Geo-economics is likely to be of increasing relevance to European foreign policy debates in 2012.

• Primary Source

FRIDE: Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2012. What kind of geo-economic Europe? (FRIDE, 2011) http://www.fride.org/download/Challenges_for_European_Foreign_Policy_in_2012.pdf

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