Step into the world of international affairs to explore how the European Union navigates a shifting global landscape. As an ambitious but principled actor committed to multilateralism, how does the EU respond to multipolarity, the decline of the rules-based international order, the growing influence of non-state actors, and the increasing reliance on informal governance arrangements?
From the corridors of the European Commission in Brussels to inter-regional summits, uncover the EU’s global objectives, unique institutions, foreign policy tools, and external influence, while examining its complex relationships with Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This MOOC reveals the EU’s struggle to balance principles and interests as it seeks to shape a world in flux.
You will
- Discover the evolving global context influencing the EU’s approach to international engagement
- Get acquainted with the EU’s objectives and interests guiding its foreign policy
- Examine the tools and strategies the EU employs in its external action
- Identify and describe key aspects of the EU's inter-regional relations
- Understand non-European perspectives on European foreign policy
- Differentiate the EU’s approaches to Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America
- Evaluate European foreign policy in the global context of geoeconomics and geopolitics
Overall, you will come away with an understanding of how the EU’s global objectives and actions are shaped by a rapidly evolving global context, with implications for its partnerships and its role in global governance.
This MOOC is supported by the European Union and European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) through a Jean Monnet Public Policy Debate Network: EU Research and Education Network on Europe in the World (Project ID: 101085734). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
