Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: The Global Order; 1 From Emerging Power to Superpower: A Long Way to Go?; 2 Insecurity in the Post-Liberal Age: Key Security Challenges of the Early Twenty-First Century; 3 A Multipolar World in the Making; 4 Multilateralism in Crisis? Global Governance in the Twenty-First Century; 5 Europe's Role in the Twenty-First Century; 6 Developing a Grand Strategy for the EU; 7 The EU's Strategic Partnerships with Emerging Powers: Institutional, Legal, Economic and Political Perspectives
8 Is the EU a "Better" Global Player? An Analysis of Emerging Powers' Perceptions9 Asymmetrical Multilateralism: The BRICS, the US, Europe and the Reform of Global Governance (2005-2011); 10 Conclusion: From Global Disorder to an Effective Multilateral Order: An Agenda for the EU; Index
Summary
Analysing the shifts in the global structure of power, leading European contributors reflect on how the EU can utilise collective strength to engage and compete with rapidly developing nations. They examine perceptions of the EU among the emerging powers and the true meaning and nature of any strategic partnerships negotiated. Finally they explore the shape and structure of the international system in the 21st century and how the EU can contribute to and shape it
