Europe's Grand Strategy

This book proposes that the European Union should craft a grand strategy to navigate the new world order based on a four-pronged approach. First, European decision-makers (both in Brussels and across EU capitals) should take a broader view of their existential interests at stake and devote greater time and resources to serving them within the wider cause of the liberal order. Second, Europe needs to help reinvigorate the West by restoring a sense of solidarity through fairer distribution of benefits and burdens. Third, it should develop separate strategies for parts of the world, such as Russia and China, where liberal values are not likely to be attainable in the foreseeable future yet order is still necessary. Fourth, Europe needs to clarify its core interests elsewhere and help stabilize the Middle East and Africa. With this book, the author seeks to lay the essential building blocks for developing a European strategy, which is a complex process involving multiple decision-makersand institutions.

Advocates a new grand strategy for the European Union to defend the liberal world order Argues for a sense of solidarity and distribution of benefits and burdens Recommends key strategic choices, including the renewal of the transatlantic alliance, managing Russia, and countering China

Autorentext

Bart M.J. Szewczyk served as Member of the Policy Planning Staff at the US State Department and Adviser on Global Affairs at the European Commission's think-tank. He is Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po in Paris and author of two books: European Sovereignty, Legitimacy, and Power (2020) and Partners of First Resort: America, Europe, and the Future of the West (with David McKean, 2020).

Zusammenfassung
"Europe's grand strategy is a unique and bold work. ... the book is a valuable contribution to scholarly debates on European studies. It is also a timely testament to the weight and ambition of the EU's Strategic compass and the visions European bureaucrats have incorporated into the strategy." (Mahmoud Javadi, International Affairs, Vol. 98 (4), 2022)

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Europe's Liberal Foundations.- 3. Reinvigorating the West.- 4. Managing Russia's Decline.- 5. Confronting China's Assertiveness.- 6. Stabilizing the Middle East and Africa.- 7.Crafting Grand Strategy for Europe.- 8. Conclusion. <p