Who or what is a normative power? In response to this query the article suggests that
normative powers are those actors that are recognized as such by others. This qualifies Ian …

Abstract The concept of 'Normative Power Europe'(NPE) has become very popular for
analysing the foreign policy and external relations of the European Union (EU). There is …

With the creation of a common foreign and security policy (CFSP), the EU has entered the
realm of power politics. Although the ambition to become a great power has been frequently …

Why have the European Union and the Russian Federation encountered severe difficulties
in developing their relationship? Why haven't the parties lived up to the initial promise and …

The mythology of the European Union (EU) in world politics can be told and untold in many
different ways. This article focuses on the lore or stories of who did what to whom, the …

In spring 1994 I first heard Richard Whitman ask the question,'what is the international
identity of the European Union?'. The end of the Cold War, the Treaty on European Union …

For long, its lack of military means served to single the European Union out as a “civilian” or
“normative power”. However, since 2003 twelve EU military operations have been launched …

Do the EU and NATO threaten Russian security? The book explores the rise of these
exclusive'inter-democratic'security institutions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the …

The European and the universal process has always been closely intertwined and for more
than half a century this special relationship has been characterised by very important …

The article examines how Russian criticism of the normative power Europe (NPE) has
evolved. Initially Russia insisted that NPE arguments covered realpolitik. However, two new …