Europe's Cold War Relations: The EC Towards a Global Role

This thought-provoking collection analyses the European Community's external relations between 1957 and 1992, with a particular focus upon their broader impact and global significance. Reconceptualizing the long arc of the EC's international role, from its inception in the 1950s to the end of the Cold War, the chapters identify and assess the factors that either supported or impeded Europe's international projection within this period. - Organized into three parts, the authors investigate the EC's relations with key countries and world regions, discuss its activities within key policy areas, and offer reflections and conclusions on the various arguments that are put forward. Each chapter considers the entire period from 1957-1992 to identify and explain overarching trends, key decisions and historical conjunctions through scholarly literature, key debates and original discussion of each topic or policy issue. A final chapter situates the main findings within wider contexts, situating the EC in Cold War history. Bringing together international history and international relations, this project allows for cross-disciplinary dialogue and the careful discussion of key concepts, analytical approaches, and empirical findings. Filling a gap in our understanding of the early development of the EC's role as an autonomous global actor, this book holds important messages for the modern day, as the EU's position in global politics continues to shape the world

"This thought-provoking collection analyses the European Community's external relations between 1957 and 1992, with a particular focus upon their broader impact and global significance. Reconceptualizing the long arc of the EC's international role, from its inception in the 1950s to the end of the Cold War, the chapters identify and assess the factors that either supported or impeded Europe's international projection within this period. Organized into three parts, the authors investigate the EC's relations with key countries and world regions, discuss its activities within key policy areas, and offer reflections and conclusions on the various arguments that are put forward. Each chapter considers the entire period from 1957-1992 to identify and explain overarching trends, key decisions and historical conjunctions through scholarly literature, key debates and original discussion of each topic or policy issue. A final chapter situates the main findings within wider contexts, situating the EC in Cold War history. Bringing together international history and international relations, this project allows for cross-disciplinary dialogue and the careful discussion of key concepts, analytical approaches, and empirical findings. Filling a gap in our understanding of the early development of the EC's role as an autonomous global actor, this book holds important messages for the modern day, as the EU's position in global politics continues to shape the world"--Bloomsbury Collections

Cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: EC External Relations-Towards a Global Role Kiran Klaus Patel and Federico Romero -- 1 The History of the EC and the Cold War: Influenced and Influential, but Rarely Center Stage N. Piers Ludlow -- Part One World Regions -- 2 The EC and the United States: Partners in Search of Diplomacy Kenneth Weisbrode -- 3 The EC and the Socialist World: The Ascent of a Key Player in Cold War Europe Angela Romano -- 4 The EC and the Mediterranean: Hitting the Glass Ceiling Elena Calandri -- 5 The EC and China: Rise and Demise of a Strategic Relationship Enrico Fardella -- 6 The EC and Japan: From Mutual Neglect to Trade Conflicts and Beyond Albrecht Rothacher -- Part Two Policy Fields -- 7 The EC in the GATT Trade Regime: A Power Without Leadership Lucia Coppolaro -- 8 The EC and Foreign and Security Policy: The Dream of Autonomy Wilfried Loth -- 9 The External Dimensions of the Common Agricultural Policy: From Developed to Developing Countries Katja Seidel -- 10 Enlargement as External Policy: The Quest for Security? Eirini Karamouzi -- 11 The EC's Development Policy: The Eurafrica Factor Giuliano Garavini -- Part Three Reflections and Conclusions -- 12 The European Project: A Critical Reconsideration Konrad H. Jarausch -- 13 Reflections, Reactions, Conclusions: The Doppelgänger Charles S. Maier -- 14 International History Meets International Relations Ulrich Krotz -- Index.