The EU in a Trans-European Space

This book examines political, social, and economic interactions in highly interconnected areas, stretching from Europe to Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia, labelled as Trans-Europe. The first part of the book focuses on the interests of several leading actors in Trans-Europe. The second part deals with the actions of national actors trying to compete with the EU influence in their shared neighbourhood. The third part studies cross-border issues, such as economic dynamics, migration flows and energy markets in the Trans-European space.

Explores the many facets of the Trans-European Space concept Follows a policy-oriented approach, firmly grounded in international relations Identifies 'space' as a cognitive tool that should help us transcend pre-determined geo-political categories defining Europe and the EU

Autorentext
Serena Giusti is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. She is also Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Political Studies in Milan, Italy.

Irina Mirkina is Senior Data Scientist at Stena Rederi in Gothenburg, Sweden. She is also Affiliated Researcher at the Department of Economics at Lund University, Sweden.

Inhalt
1 Introduction (Serena Giusti and Irina Mirkina).- 2 From a Regional to a Global Power, in Potency: The EU's Global Strategy (Serena Giusti).- 3 Russia's strategy of forging spaces around itself (Tomislava Penkova).- 4 China's Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia: Space Shaping as Ordering (Anna Caffarena and Giuseppe Gabusi).- 5 Shifting Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Trans-European Space (Elena Baracani and Merve Çalml).- 6 Saudi Arabia's Regional Space-Shaping: Making or Unmaking a Region? (Irene Costantini and Ruth Hanau Santini).- 7 Iran: An Unrecognised Regional Power (Annalisa Perteghella).- 8 Facing a Fragmented Neighbourhood: The EU and Six Eastern Partnership Countries (Kateryna Pishchikova).- 9 Re-Conceptualising EU-North Africa Relations: 'Outside-In' and 'Inside-Out' Dynamics (Silvia Colombo).- 10 Economic challenges in Trans-Europe (Irina Mirkina).- 11 Do Good Neighbours Make Good Fences? Migration in the Trans-European Space (Natasja Reslow).- 12 Energy Security and Geopolitics in the Trans-Europe Space (Caterina Miriello).