The European Union: On the Verge of Global Political Leadership PDF
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The European Union European Union Member States Finland Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania Ireland Denmark United Kingdom Netherlands Poland Belgium Germany Luxembourg Czech Rep. Slovakia France Austria Hungary Slovenia Romania Italy Bulgaria Spain Portugal Greece Malta Cyprus MAP MunirHussain The European Union On the Verge of Global Political Leadership MunirHussain Director,QualityEnhancementCell MohammadAliJinnahUniversity Karachi,Pakistan ISBN978-981-10-2883-0 ISBN978-981-10-2884-7(eBook) DOI10.1007/978-981-10-2884-7 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2016956671 ©TheEditor(s)(ifapplicable)andTheAuthor(s)2017 This book was advertised with a copyright holder in the name of the publisher in error, whereastheauthorholdsthecopyright. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher,whetherthewholeorpartofthematerialisconcerned,specificallytherightsof translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilarmethodology nowknownorhereafterdeveloped. Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthis publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesare exemptfromtherelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. Thepublisher,theauthorsandtheeditorsaresafetoassumethattheadviceandinformation in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publishernortheauthorsortheeditorsgiveawarranty,expressorimplied,withrespectto thematerialcontainedhereinorforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade. Coverillustration:Modernbuildingwindow©saulgranda/Getty Printedonacid-freepaper ThisPalgraveMacmillanimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerNatureSingaporePteLtd. Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:152BeachRoad,#22-06/08GatewayEast,Singapore 189721,Singapore My SpiritualMentor Khawaja ShamsuddinAzeemi & Parents Mr. AbdulRauf& Mrs. NaseemFatima A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS Firstandforemost,IwouldliketoconveymyutmostgratitudetomyPhD supervisorandteacherProf.Dr.UzmaShujaatwhohasbeenmysourceof guidance,motivationandsupportduringthewritingofthisbook.Ihave 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 facili- tatedme tofindmyown positionwithin myresearch area. In addition, I must also acknowledge the faculty of the Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi, for providing me disciplinary foundationforthisresearch,especiallyProf.Dr.A.A.Qadeer(Late),Prof. Dr. Naveed Ahmed Tahir, Prof. Dr. Syed Imdad Shah, Prof. Dr. Rubab Hassan, Dr. Tasneem Sultana, Dr. Abdul Wahab Suri, Dr. Farhan H. SiddiquiandMs. MunazzaNargisKazmi. Furthermore, I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of my close friend Mr. Muhammad Kashif for his tireless, substantial and intellectual assistance during the writingofthisbook. My heartfelt thanks are due also to the staff of Dr. Mahmud Husain Library,KarachiUniversity;BritishLibrary,London;BirminghamCentral Library, Birmingham; and London School of Commerce Library, London. I also thank all my friends who helped me in observational research for understandingtheperspectivesofnativesofothercountries.Inaddition,I thankTurkish-bornBritishfriendsMs.ZenepSelekandMr.OnurKun,who helpedmetounderstandTurkishperspectivesaboutEUpeacekeeping,and vii viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ms.ErinBradenandMr.BrianDonnell,whohelpedmeinLondontomeet someIrishcitizenstounderstandtheIrishperspectiveaboutEU. Lastbutnotleast,Iwouldliketorecordmyimmeasurablethankstomy parentsMr.AbdulRauf,Mrs.NaseemFatima,mywifeAfshanandallmy family members for their constant moral support and endless prayers for mysuccess. Dr. MunirHussain C ONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 EuropeanIntegration–OnPursuitofEuropeanLeadership 11 3 Roleof EUInstitutions inDevelopment ofItsLeadership 25 4 Roleof EUin EuropeanDisputes 39 5 TheEU: AsianConflictsand Middle East 55 6 UNand EUCooperation in Global PeaceMissions 75 7 ContemporaryChallengesfor EU 87 8 ConclusionandRecommendations 107 Appendix 1:Abbreviations 117 Appendix 2:How Doesthe EUWork? 121 Appendix 3:The UN-EU JointDeclaration 129 ix x CONTENTS Appendix 4:ConsolidatedVersion of the Treaty onEuropean Union 131 Appendix 5:A SecureEuropeina Better World: European SecurityStrategy 141 Appendix 6:Summary ofHaagerup Report 153 Appendix 7:Total Populationof EU Member andCandidate States 157 Appendix 8:Timeline: History of the EuropeanUnion 159 Appendix 9:Contributions ofEuropean States ToUN Peacekeeping Operations 165 Bibliography 167 Index 181
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