The EU in a Trans-European Space External Relations across Europe, A
This book examines political, social, and economic interactions in highly interconnected areas, stretching from Europe to Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia, labelled as Trans-Europe. The first part of the book focuses on the int
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The EU in a Trans-European Space
Serena Giusti • Irina Mirkina Editors
The EU in a Trans- European Space External Relations across Europe, Asia and the Middle East
Editors Serena Giusti Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies Pisa, Italy
Irina Mirkina Lund University Lund, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-030-03678-2 ISBN 978-3-030-03679-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03679-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018966801 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: StationaryTraveller / Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
With the support of the Erasmus + Plus Programme of the European Union Jean Monnet Module “The EU’s responses to the challenges of its Neighbourhood”
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Introduction: Trans-Europe: Interlocking and Clashing Relations Across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East 1 Serena Giusti and Irina Mirkina From a Regional to a Global Power, in Potency: The EU’s Global Strategy 21 Serena Giusti Russia’s Strategy of Forging Spaces Around Itself 43 Tomislava Penkova China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia: Space-Shaping as Ordering 65 Anna Caffarena and Giuseppe Gabusi Shifting Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Trans- European Space 87 Elena Baracani and Merve Çalımlı Saudi Arabia’s Regional Space-Shaping: Making or Unmaking a Region?113 Irene Costantini and Ruth Hanau Santini vii
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Iran: An Unrecognised Regional Power133 Annalisa Perteghella Facing a Fragmented Neighbourhood: The EU and Six Eastern Partnership Countries157 Kateryna Pishchikova Re-conceptualising EU-North Africa Relations: ‘Outside-In’ and ‘Inside-Out’ Dynamics1
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