The EU Presence in International Organizations [Hardcover]

This study provides a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the European Union presence in International Organisations (IOs). The editors seek to explore both the political and institutional implications of the EUs interaction with IOs and the effect of the EUs presence on the functioning of the respective IOs.

The result of an international workshop with an outstanding line up of experts, the book discusses a range of issues, including:

• The Impact of the EU security contributions to IOs such as the OSCE, NATO and the UN, and the EUs role in decision making.
• The role of EU  US relations in the development of major International Organisations
• Participation in the Doha Development agenda and the EUs relationship with the WTO
• The issues of leadership and coherence within and outside the EU
• The growing international relationship with the African Union and the more troubled supporting role of the Commonwealth.

Approaching the EU's international interactions from different theoretical and analytical angles, this work clearly discusses the broad spectrum of issues that surround the evolution and future of the European Union in an international context

1. Introduction: The EU Presence in International Organizations  Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis  2. EU Contribution to and Cooperation with Multilateral Organizations Emil J. Kirchner  3. The European Union and NATO: Subordinate Partner, Cooperative Pillar, Competing Pole? James Sperling  4. The EU as a Security Actor: in and with the UN and NATO Hanna Ojanen  5. The Big Three and the High Representative: Dilemmas of Leadership Inside l1