Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy

Issues in European Union and U.S. Foreign Policy, edited by Münevver Cebeci, represents a timely attempt at analyzing EU and US foreign policy over a wide range of issues through a comparative approach. It involves theory-guided empirical research and analyzes several thematic issues within the specific context of selected geographical issue areas. It focuses on-and actually proposes-a broader framework of cooperation and coordination for the EU and the US.

Münevver Cebeci is assistant professor at the European Union Institute at Marmara University in Istanbul.

Chapter 1 List of Abbreviations Chapter 2 List of Tables and Figures Chapter 3 Introduction Part 4 Part 1: Theories and Concepts in Understanding EU and US Foreign Policy Chapter 5 1. Transatlantic "Foreign Policy Research" Communities: A Debate on US and European Approaches in Scholarship Chapter 6 2. Theoretical Approaches to European Foreign Policy: A Debate across Paradigms Part 7 Part II: Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy Chapter 8 3. Transatlantic Homeland Security Cooperation: The Art of Balancing Internal Security Objectives with Foreign Policy Concerns Chapter 9 4. With or without you? A Comparison of EU, European and US Policies in Afghanistan Chapter 10 5.NATO and Stabilisation Operations beyond Afghanistan: A Multi-layered Alliance? Chapter 11 6.The Middle East and Iraq in EU and US Foreign Policy: Implications for Transatlantic Relations Chapter 12 7.Leaving The War In Iraq Or "Staying The Course": Why Did Bulgaria Withdraw And Romania Stay? Chapter 13 8. Iran in EU and US Foreign Policy: The Case of Iran's Nuclear Program Chapter 14 9. Assessing EU and US Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus Chapter 15 10. Turkey in US and EU Foreign Policy: Shared ally, different relationships? Chapter 16 11. Russia in EU and US foreign policy: The energy security dimension Chapter 17 12. How to deal with China's military rise? Differing Responses of the EU and the US and the Case of Dual-use Technology Transfer Chapter 18 13. Reassessing EU and US Foreign Policy: The Lisbon Treaty, the Obama Administration and Beyond Chapter 19 Bibliography Chapter 20 Index Chapter 21 About the Contributors