The European Union On the Verge of Global Political Leadership

This book outlines the foreign and security policy of the European Union as envisaged under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Since establishing the CFSP in the 1990s, the European Union (EU) has showed its enthusiasm for global leadership, e

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European Union Member States

Finland

Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania

Denmark

Ireland United Kingdom

Netherlands Poland Germany Belgium Luxembourg Czech Rep. Slovakia

France

Austria Hungary Slovenia

Italy

Romania

Bulgaria

Spain Portugal

Greece

Malta

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Cyprus

Munir Hussain

The European Union On the Verge of Global Political Leadership

Munir Hussain Director, Quality Enhancement Cell Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi, Pakistan

ISBN 978-981-10-2883-0 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2884-7

ISBN 978-981-10-2884-7 (eBook)

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My Spiritual Mentor Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi & Parents Mr. Abdul Rauf & Mrs. Naseem Fatima

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, I would like to convey my utmost gratitude to my PhD supervisor and teacher Prof. Dr. Uzma Shujaat who has been my source of guidance, motivation and support during the writing of this book. I have been extremely blessed to have her expert guidance. Her knowledge and expertise in EU studies, peacekeeping and conflict resolution has enhanced the quality of research and her continuous guidance has facilitated me to find my own position within my research area. In addition, I must also acknowledge the faculty of the Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, for providing me disciplinary foundation for this research, especially Prof. Dr. A.A. Qadeer (Late), Prof. Dr. Naveed Ahmed Tahir, Prof. Dr. Syed I