The essays in this book analyze the interaction between two processes: the evolving influence of the European Union in the wider European space, and its adaptation to the changing global environment. While the new world order has been attacked as a conspiracy theory, the World Economic Forum (WEF) which is self-described as an International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation has repeatedly adopted the phrase to describe a desired change in the global economy. During the past few years, however, the changing international order, the deterioration of European competitiveness and the need for internal compromises have begun to challenge the belief in the Union’s future capabilities to actively mold its environment, bringing the problem of the capabilities-expectations gap once again to the fore.
The Union is one of the key facilitators of stability in the Western Balkans it represents an institutional and normative anchor for countries in Eastern Europe and acts as a partner for a thriving economic partnership with most of the Mediterranean states. The New World Order is a story of religious war and genocide, one that has fed into both oppressive movements and ongoing efforts to quell rationality and reason. The three rounds of enlargement and the strengthening of. The three rounds of enlargement and the strengthening of the EU’s economic and political presence in its neighborhood are among the most remarkable successes of its post-Cold War history. The European Union has succeeded to considerably expand its influence during the past twenty years. The European Union has succeeded to considerably expand its influence during the past twenty years.
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