Europe: Between Fragility and Hope

PD Dr. Matthias Waechter; Jean-Claude Vérez

doi:10.5771/9783748909767

Summary

In the years before the Covid-19 crisis confronted the world with unprecedented challenges, the EU showed two sides of itself: On the one hand, it gave cause for hope, having overcome several crises and presenting itself to the world as a defender of multilateralism and a stronghold of democracy. On the other hand, however, its weaknesses remained visible: its lack of coherence in foreign and security policy; its insufficient influence in its neighbouring regions; and its internal contradictions with regard to upholding the rule of law among its member states. The essays gathered here offer a review of two years of EU politics. With contributions byLaurent Baechler, Anna Dimitrova, Mohamed Ane, Sebastian Franzkowiak, András Inotai, Gabriel N. Toggenburg, Arnaud Leconte, Kyriakos Revelas, Hartmut Marhold, Jean-Claude Vérez, Jean-Marie Rousseau, Susann Heinecke, Florent Marciacq, Tobias Flessenkemper, Magda Stumvoll, Marta-Claudia Cliza, Laura-Cristiana Spataru-Negura, Claude Nigoul, Pinar Selek, Yvan Gastaut.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-6881-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-0976-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Denkart Europa | Mindset Europe
Volume: 33
Language: English
Pages: 198
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Preface No access Pages 9 - 10
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  1. The Liberal Order: A Western Construct No access
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  2. Restorationists, populists, revisionists No access
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  3. Europe as the saviour of the liberal order? No access
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  4. Caring for China and the US No access
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  5. The German Problem and Macron’s vision No access
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  1. 1. Is it indeed the EU’s “main goal” to defend its values as opposed to trade, economic growth and human development? No access
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  2. 2. Do the EU values really aim at furthering European integration and unity? No access
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  3. 3. Are the EU values a tool to impose values held by elites against the will of EU populations? Or are they about something else? No access
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  4. 4. Instead of conclusions: so what is indeed wrong with the EU values? No access
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  5. References No access
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  1. 1. New developments challenging democracy No access
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  2. 2. Two key challenges No access
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  3. 3. Selected policy areas requiring strategic thinking and programmes No access
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  4. 4. Some policy recommendations No access
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  1. A new European governance beyond Maastricht No access
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  2. Solidarity: to go beyond the limits of solidarity No access
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  3. Responsibility: fight against moral hazard No access
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  4. Establish European independence No access
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  5. The European Union for greater risk sharing and a no-bailout rule No access
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  6. Overcoming the virtual and inapplicable Maastricht rules No access
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  7. Converging in productivity, unemployment and commercial balance No access
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  8. The European Union for greater risk sharing No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. The PESCO framework No access
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  3. Beyond dilemmas No access
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  4. The broader picture No access
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  5. Conclusion No access
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  1. The general setting No access
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  2. International Regional Organisations No access
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  3. Banks No access
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  4. Projects: The Chinese “Silk Roads” and the European “Connectivity Strategy” No access
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  5. Comparative Aspects: Asymmetries No access
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  6. Conclusions: Improvement on the European Side No access
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  1. Des disparités économiques No access
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  2. Des partenariats évolutifs No access
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  1. Des enjeux européens relatifs à la régulation du cannabis No access
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  2. Panorama des législations internationales hors UE sur le cannabis No access
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  3. Les législations en Europe sur le cannabis No access
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  4. Des enjeux pour une politique harmonieuse en Europe No access
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  5. Les implications en termes de politiques publiques No access
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  6. Bibliographie No access
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  1. The good old transatlantic bargain No access
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  2. “America first”, NATO last No access
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  3. Containing Trump’s NATO bashing No access
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  4. The power asymmetry debate again No access
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  5. Towards a new transatlantic bargain? No access
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6. Quelles perspectives pour la Défense européenne ? No access Pages 99 - 104
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  1. From “the nature of things” to “the “quietness of mind and soul” No access
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  2. Wishful thinking of a world infinitely “renewable”... No access
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  3. Global Climatic Warming versus Cold-Feet Attitude of a Hibernating Europe No access
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  1. Introduction: EU-Russia relations in crisis No access
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  2. Perceptions matter No access
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  3. Russian attempts to keep the post-Soviet space together No access
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  4. Securing authoritarian rule No access
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  5. Polarising Western societies No access
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  6. Conclusion: Enduring alienation or temporary crisis? No access
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  1. China’s rising interest for the Western Balkans No access
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  2. Chinese investments in the Western Balkans No access
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  3. How much do the Western Balkans benefit from Chinese investments? No access
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  4. Outlook No access
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  1. Abstract No access
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  2. No magic formula in politics No access
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  3. The Western Balkans have become more inextricably linked with the EU than ever; but they are still not catching up No access
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  4. The European Union certainly remains committed… but to what exactly? No access
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  5. Conclusion: squaring circles… or waiting for circles to be squared? No access
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  1. L’Europe, un continent géographiquement situé ? No access
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  2. La fin des frontières entre Européens ? No access
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  3. Renforcer les frontières externes No access
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  4. Le mur comme seul horizon ? No access
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  1. Political and security relations – between bilateral and multilateral formats No access
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  2. Cultural and educational projects in a difficult surrounding No access
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  3. High economic potentials, but… No access
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  4. Promising opportunities in a region in transition No access
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1. La crise de la zone euro est-elle derrière nous ? No access Pages 159 - 168
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  1. A look back: Political Parties in the “Bundestag” since 1949 No access
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  2. Coalition governments, the rule in (West-) German history No access
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  3. 2017, a turning point: Indications of a “new German instability” No access
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  4. The underlying social reality: ‘splits and spreads’ in society No access
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3. Règlement Général de l'Union européenne sur la Protection des Données : tout le monde est-il prêt ? No access Pages 177 - 184
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4. Le déclin démographique de l’Europe à l’horizon 2050 puis 2100 No access Pages 185 - 190
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  1. Migration féminine dans Alpes-Maritimes : multiplicité et clandestinité No access
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  2. Les indésirables ou esclaves modernes, en Europe No access
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  3. Bibliographie No access
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