Course Description

With the Treaty of Lisbon and the creation of a European External Action Service, EU Member States have sought to strengthen the EU as an actor on the global stage. This course will identify the foreign policy instruments the EU now has at its disposal and clarify how they are employed in practice in order to promote common European interests and values abroad. Also, it will look at different aspects of EU external relations, such as EU neighborhood policies, transatlantic relations or the EU role at the United Nations. The first part in January (lecture) will focus on institutional aspects of EU external relations. In the second part in February, students will deliver presentations.

Topics of the presentations:
The Eastern Partnership and Ukraine
EU-Russia Relations
The EU and the Mediterranean
Kosovo: EU Engagement and European Perspective
Kosovo: The 2010 ICJ Advisory Opinion
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name Dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The Cyprus Dispute
Turkey and the EU
The Syria Conflict
Iraq and „ISIS“
The EU and the Middle East Conflict
Transatlantic Relations: USA
Sino-European Relations: China

Course Level: Advanced

Please only sign up for this course if you are fluent in English and if you have prior knowledge in European Law and Public International Law!

Course Registration:

Enrollment is limited to 16 students. Prior knowledge in European and Public International Law are required. Please register via Campus Management, Module "Fremdsprachenfachkompetenz A or B"

Exam

Students will deliver presentations.

Frequency

The course will be held at irregular intervals. close