The Frontiers of Europe

A Transatlantic Problem?

Federiga Bindi, Irina Angelescu, Federiga Bindi, Irina Angelescu

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9780815705451
• eBook ISBN: 9780815721567
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Diplomacy & Treaties
• Index: Politics & International Relations

As the European Union tries to increase both its visibility and its impact on the world stage, it cannot overlook the fact that until now enlargement has formed its most successful foreign policy. But is the EU's enlargement strategy still relevant today? Have the economic crisis and the speculative attack on the euro made the enlargement policy more uncertain?
In The Frontiers of Europe, an international cast of leading experts and policymakers examine the EU's prospective borders from new perspectives. Indeed, the frontiers of Europe are as much a matter of values and the EU's international credibility as they are a matter of geographic definition. The contributors highlight the considerable yet different interests of the United States and Russia in the EU's enlargement strategy, paying special attention to the likely effects on the future of U.S.-EU relations.
This comprehensive volume focuses not only on the European Union's outward expansion, but also on the internal dynamics within EU states and those states' abilities to deal with pressing issues such as terrorism, immigration, internal crime, and energy security. The EU must prioritize stability in both its enlargement strategy and its relations with the broader international neighborhood. The book raises a note of caution, however: as governance challenges increase, the EU's attention increasingly draws inward, thus diminishing its soft power.
The Frontiers of Europe is important reading for anyone trying to understand the current geopolitical landscape of Europe and what it means for the rest of the world.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Information
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Defining the Frontiers of Europe from a Transatlantic Perspective
• A Brief History of EU Enlargements
• Part One: The State of EU Negotiations and Enlargement Perspectives
• EU Enlargement Policy: From Success to Fatigue
• EU Enlargement: Benefits and Obstacles
• The European Neighborhood Policy: Geopolitics or Value Export?
• Part Two: Immigration, Terrorism, Internal Security: Related or Unrelated Phenomena?
• One Frontier, Many Boundaries? European Union Migration Policies
• Terrorism and Immigration in the European Union: Strangers in the Night?
• European Union Enlargement, Violent Radicalization, and Terrorism
• Immigration and Security in Europe: A Look at the Italian Case
• Part Three: Energy Policies: Between Environmental and Power Politics
• The Challenge of the European Union's Energy Policy and Regulation
• Translating Energy Strategy into Policy with EU Enlargement
• Part Four: The New Frontiers of Economic Development for Europe
• Development Policy in a Changing Europe: More Donors, New Challenges
• The Euro Crisis and the New Economic Governance
• European Union-China Relations in Light of Possible Future EU Enlargements
• Part Five: A New Security Architecture
• A Saturated Alliance? Assessing the Prospects for Further NATO Enlargement
• Imperatives of Constructing a New Security System in the Euro-Atlantic Region: The Russian Perspectives
• The EU Concept of Security from a U.S. Perspective
• Part Six: Democracy Promotion and the Rule of Law
• The Rise and Stall of Democratic Enlargement
• European-Latin American Relations in the Twenty-First Century
• Conclusion: The European Union Should Again Be "Open for Business"
• Contributors
• Index
• Back Cover