In-person event
In an increasingly conflictual world the EU faces growing challenges in its foreign and security policy. Multipolar rivalry, regional fragmentation and intra-EU contestation hamper the Union’s external action.
In a recently published book, authors Riccardo Alcaro and Pol Bargués examine how the EU responds to major crises, some of which have now come to a boil. They shed light on the EU’s role as a ‘relational power’: one that amplifies its members’ influence without wielding autonomous strategic power.
In view of possible turning points, including a second Trump administration, they also consider future scenarios for reform or disintegration of the EU’s foreign and security policy.
A sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30 onwards