Competition among Giants: A Look at How Future Enlargement of the European Union Could Affect Global Power Transition

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIROL YEŞILADA ◽  
BRIAN EFIRD ◽  
PETER NOORDIJK
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Power Transition ◽  
Global Power

Global Power Transition and the Future of the European Union

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birol A. Yeşilada ◽  
Jacek Kugler ◽  
Gaspare Genna ◽  
Osman Göktuğ Tanrıkulu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Power Transition ◽  
Global Power ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals The Role of EU Innovation Policies in the Sustainable Development of the Energy Sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olesea Sirbu ◽  
Rodica Crudu ◽  
Augustin Ignatov
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Demographic Pressure ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Energy Domain ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In the present conditions when the demographic pressure upon the environment is higher than ever, the humanity faces the challenge of sustainability. Namely the sustainability of human activities is important and nothing can assure it better than sustainable energy supplies. The European Union is the leading global power in terms of adjusting its policies to increase innovation to assure a sustainable growth of its energy sector as a key to an advanced economic system. The present research focuses on the impact of European Union policies on the sustainable development of its energy sector by analyzing quantitatively and qualitatively various indicators intended to offer a throughout insight. The results obtained focus on the identification of the main innovation paradigms; the description of the main modern environmental challenges, especially in the energy domain; the determination of the relation between innovation and energy sustainability, and its analysis at the level of European Union.

Power-loss or power-transition? Assessing the limits of using the energy sector in reviving Russia’s geopolitical stature

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mohsin Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Power Transition ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Gorbachev Era

The paper seeks to evaluate the scope and limits of the Russian state’s capacity to use oil and natural gas as strategic resources to revive Russia’s fortunes as a credible global power. It offers an analysis of the evolution of state-markets interactions in the energy sector from the late Gorbachev era to the present day. The paper briefly documents how Russian foreign policy became more assertive using energy as a strategic resource, particularly in crafting its relations with the European Union. Subsequently, the paper analyzes Russia’s limits of using energy as leverage in securing foreign policy objectives. Finally, it points to the impediments to normalizing a Russo-EU energy dialog.

scholarly journals How Far Does the European Union Reach? Foreign Land Acquisitions and the Boundaries of Political Communities

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Menge
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Political Community ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Land Acquisitions ◽  
The People ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Foreign Land ◽  
Political Philosopher ◽  
Political Communities

The recent global surge in large-scale foreign land acquisitions marks a radical transformation of the global economic and political landscape. Since land that attracts capital often becomes the site of expulsions and displacement, it also leads to new forms of migration. In this paper, I explore this connection from the perspective of a political philosopher. I argue that changes in global land governance unsettle the congruence of political community and bounded territory that we often take for granted. As a case study, I discuss the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive as a significant driver of foreign land acquisitions. Using its global power, the European Union (EU) is effectively governing land far outside of its international borders and with it the people who live on this land or are expelled from it. As a result, EU citizens ought to consider such people fellow members of their political community. This has implications for normative debates about immigration and, in particular, for arguments that appeal to collective self-determination to justify a right of political communities to exclude newcomers. The political community to which EU citizens belong reaches far beyond the EU’s official borders.

Epilogue Brexit: Past, Present, Future

2020 ◽  
pp. 307-328
Author(s):  
Robert Schütze
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Trade Relationship ◽  
Article 50

This epilogue discusses the past, present, and future of the British exit (‘Brexit’) from the European Union. It begins by offering a brief historical overview of the past tensions between the United Kingdom and the European Union in an attempt to better explain the ‘special’ unease with which the United Kingdom viewed European integration. A former imperial and global power, its political self-understanding indeed differed from the very beginning from that of other Member States. The chapter then explores the ‘present’ withdrawal process under Article 50 TEU and the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’. It also analyses four possible EU–UK trade relationship options. Will both parties decide to create a common customs union or will they conclude a ‘Canada Plus’ agreement? A future trade deal is currently being negotiated; yet the option of a ‘hard’ Brexit remains.

European Union as Environmental Governance System

2020 ◽  
pp. 400-416
Author(s):  
Bekir Parlak ◽  
Furkan Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Action ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Global Power ◽  
International Importance

Nowadays, the environment has become a global phenomenon. The main reason for this is the environmental problems. Therefore, solving these problems requires international cooperation. Environmental governance implies that states, international institutions, supra-national institutions, and societies act together in the solution of environmental problems within the framework of international cooperation. The European Union is a global power and actor with many states. Therefore, it is an effective actor in the search for solutions to environmental problems. The European Union's environmental attitude and regulations have national, regional, and international importance. This chapter evaluates the importance of the European Union for environmental governance within the framework of environmental action programs. In this context, environmental action programs will be examined in terms of environmental governance regarding formal and informal reports.

scholarly journals Wprowadzenie: Westlessness czyli zmierzch Zachodu 2.0?

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Agnieszka K. Cianciara
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Special Section ◽  
The Other ◽  
Moving Target ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The West ◽  
Global Power ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Rules Of The Game

This article introduces the special section entitled Westlessness or the  Decline of the West 2.0? Whereas the concept of the West remains a moving target and requires the Other – the Rest to exist and thrive, it does organize both global power relations and the way we think about them. Thus the ‘decline of the West’ is not only about material realities, but also about de-legitimizing practices and discourses produced by strategically-acting actors both outside and within the West itself. Whereas Westlessness in the World refers to the weakening ability of shaping the Rest, Westlessness in the West denotes contestation and hollowing-out of the liberal rules of the game in the very centre of the West: the us and the European Union. The question remains as to whether COVID-19 pandemic brings “more of the same”, while amplifying existing trends, or whether it provides for a transformation impulse and possibly Western revival.

scholarly journals DEFENCE INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
GREGOR GARB
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Security ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Global Power ◽  
The Eu

Povzetek Izhajajoč iz poslanstva Globalne strategije za zunanjo in varnostno politiko EU iz leta 2016 in s ciljem doseganja strateške obrambne avtonomije so države članice EU soglasno sprejele in implementirale različne pobude za krepitev razvoja zmogljivosti EU, kot so CARD, PESCO in EDF. Z doseganjem strateške obrambne avtonomije kot prednostne naloge bo EU postala ugledna svetovna sila in kot taka ne bo več tista, ki bo za doseganje svoje ravni ambicij odvisna le od velikih sil. Z izpolnjevanjem tega cilja bo EU tudi krepila svojo že tradicionalno mehko moč pri zaščiti strateških interesov. Kljub temu bo sodelovanje med EU in Natom še naprej nujno za evropsko in svetovno varnost. Ključne besede EUGS, obrambne pobude, CARD, PESCO, EDF, sodelovanje EU-NATO Abstract Following the mission of the European Union Global Strategy (EUGS), and with the aim of achieving strategic defence autonomy, the EU Member States unanimously adopted and implemented various initiatives to strengthen the development of the EU’s capabilities: CARD, PESCO and the EDF. By achieving strategic defence autonomy as a priority, the EU will become a respectable global power and, as such, it will no longer be one that depends solely on great powers to provide for its level of ambition. In this way, the EU will also harden its traditional soft power to protect its strategic interests. Nevertheless, cooperation between the EU and NATO will remain essential and is crucial for European and global security. Key words EUGS, defence initiatives, CARD, PESCO, EDF, EU-NATO cooperation

The European Union as a Global Power?

2021 ◽  
pp. 226-238
Author(s):  
Enrico Letta
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
First Century ◽  
The European Union ◽  
A Value ◽  
Global Power ◽  
External Context ◽  
The World ◽  
European Values ◽  
Twentieth Century Europe ◽  
Second World

European integration started after the Second World War as an effort to bring peace in the Old Continent and to promote the unity of its peoples in a categorical rejection of nationalism. Hence, the very reason of making a united Europe was internal in its roots. Without denying the extraordinary achievements of the European project, today we can no longer give traditional answers to the fundamental question: ‘Why make Europe?’ If yesterday the underlying reason was clear to everyone—peace, in fact—today it is no longer the case. One of the ‘positive’ aspects of Brexit—and there are very few!—is having awakened Europe from a dangerous, deterministic, and almost dogmatic inertia of giving ‘Just because’ as the answer. So why should we continue to build a united Europe? Why do we need the European Union in the twenty-first century? In a nutshell the answer is that from the hegemon it was until the twentieth century, Europe must become a beacon for the world as a value-based global power. This is the essence of the new role that Europe is called to play in the world. In order to do this, we can no longer just look at internal causes for making Europe, but must also take into account the external context. In other words, we should adopt a mentality whereby European values coincide with European strategic interests. This shift is the key to making Europe live up to its global ambitions.

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