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 second part deals with the actions of national actors trying to compete with the EU influence in their shared neighbourhood.

1. IntroductionSerena Giusti and Irina Mirkina 2. From a Regional to a Global Power, in Potency: The EU's Global StrategySerena Giusti 3. Russia's strategy of forging spaces around itselfTomislava Penkova 4. China's Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia: Space Shaping as OrderingAnna Caffarena and Giuseppe Gabusi 5. Shifting Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Trans-European SpaceElena Baracani and Merve Calimli 6. Saudi Arabia's Regional Space-Shaping: Making or Unmaking a Region?Irene Costantini and Ruth Hanau Santini 7. Iran: An Unrecognised Regional PowerAnnalisa Perteghella 8. Facing a Fragmented Neighbourhood: The EU and Six Eastern Partnership CountriesKateryna Pishchikova 9. Re-Conceptualising EU-North Africa Relations: 'Outside-In' and 'Inside-Out' DynamicsSilvia Colombo 10. Economic challenges in Trans-EuropeIrina Mirkina 11. Do Good Neighbours Make Good Fences? Migration in the Trans-European SpaceNatasja Reslow 12. Energy Security and Geopolitics in the Trans-Europe SpaceCaterina Miriello