Naslov
The Influence of the Economic Crisis on Foreign Policy: An Analysis of Foreign Policy Activities of the EU Members from Southern Europe 2011-2014

Autori
Kurečić, Petar

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Economic and Social Development Book of Proceedings - 10th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development / Primorac, Dinko, Pihir, Igor, Detelj, Kristina - Varaždin : VADEA ; Sveučilište Sjever, 2015, 64-74

Skup
10th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development

Mjesto i datum
Miami (FL), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 25.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Southern Europe ; foreign policy activism ; the European Union ; energy imports dependence ; the contemporary economic crisis i.e. Great Recession.

Sažetak
The paper analyzes foreign policy activities of the EU member states from Southern Europe. The EU member states comprise a group of states that all have a Mediterranean coastline and most of their population lives near the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Malta, Greece, and Cyprus). Portugal is also a part of the research although it is not located on the Mediterranean, but it belongs historically and culturally to Southern Europe. None of the states has a communist past. However, circa 40 years ago some of them still lived under military dictatorships (Spain, Portugal, and Greece). Since 2009, most of these states have undergone a serious economic crisis. Since the economic crisis has struck Europe and especially the Euro zone, these states have begun to show similarities in conducting their foreign policy activities. In their foreign policy activities, when it comes to leadership initiatives recognized by the ECFR Scorecard 2012-2015, the analyzed states have mainly been oriented towards the issues that originate in their regions or the regions adjacent to theirs, particularly the Middle East and North Africa. They have also mostly pursued their own, direct interests, showing less appreciation and interest for the common goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the EU. Therefore, these states have been categorized numerous times as so-called “slackers” by the EU, mostly because of their relations with Russia and the Western Balkans region (especially Greece and Cyprus). Six EU members from Southern Europe were also studied regarding their inter-group common features, i.e. “common denominators”. The research has shown that due to the severe economic crisis that has struck most of the EU members from Southern Europe, their foreign policy activities were mostly oriented towards pursuing their own direct interests in the neighboring states and/or adjacent regions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija, Politologija

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