Europe in the International Order

The EU's attempt to rebuild its position in global politics after the Cold War faced challenges due to divergent interests, incapacity to act geopolitically, and erosion of civilizational identity, leading to a rapid decline in its international position and the potential emergence of a new and bipolar global arrangement.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 10 August 2018
Publisher: Peter Lang AG

The subject of this work is the rise and fall of Europes aim to rebuild its position in global politics after the Cold War. With success in the unification of Europe and the subsequent deepening and enlargement of its integration, the Union set itself the ambitious task of becoming a global power, even a superpower. However, starting with the first decade of the XXI century, we have witnessed a rapid erosion of the international position of Europe (the EU). The author carefully analyzes the causes of the EUs failure in pursuing the role of European representative, Europe thereby pretending to the role of one of three world powers. Besides cultural and demographic trends, the author identifies the main factors leading to this failure: the divergent interests of individual European powers, their incapacity to act in a geopolitical context, and the rapid erosion of Europes civilizational identity. The rapid decline of Europes international position threatens the appearance of a new and bipolar global arrangement together with the further marginalization of Europe.

The subject of this work is the rise and fall of Europes aim to rebuild its position in global politics after the Cold War. With success in the unification of Europe and the subsequent deepening and enlargement of its integration, the Union set itself the ambitious task of becoming a global power, even a superpower. However, starting with the first decade of the XXI century, we have witnessed a rapid erosion of the international position of Europe (the EU). The author carefully analyzes the causes of the EUs failure in pursuing the role of European representative, Europe thereby pretending to the role of one of three world powers. Besides cultural and demographic trends, the author identifies the main factors leading to this failure: the divergent interests of individual European powers, their incapacity to act in a geopolitical context, and the rapid erosion of Europes civilizational identity. The rapid decline of Europes international position threatens the appearance of a new and bipolar global arrangement together with the further marginalization of Europe.

Weight: 428g
Dimension: 155 x 214 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783631758854
Edition number: New ed