The analysis of transatlantic EU – US relations constitutes a new field at the intersection of international relations and European integration studies. This essay discusses recent contributions to this debate emphasizing “soft” cultural and institutional factors rather than “hard”...

At the beginning of the 21st century, Europe and Latin America are still seeking the formula that would lend a strategic character to their relationship. Most recently, the Summit in Vienna in May 2006 failed to do so. Both partners reactivated their relations which had never been broken but...

The programme, ‘Solidarity between Civilisations’ was thought of as the EU’s response to the most difficult challenge to the XXIst century, terrorism (actually I used the expression pseudo-Islamic terrorism, just to underline the fact that those who kill in name of God are no part of any...

Globalisation is a present time phenomenon, which acts as a catalyst of the existing interdependence between the actors of international society Globalisation “transnationalizes” problems of economic, financial and environmental nature as well as those which are related to security...

The discussion on the supranational governance in relation to the European Union proves that the supranational solutions pose a real challenge that the EU must face in the globalized world. Increasingly dynamic debate on the more universal term of global governance also supports this opinion.

...l’insertion dans la mondialisation pourrait être mieux maîtrisée et, transitoirement, la politique commerciale extérieure commune, en mettant dans une certaine mesure le marché communautaire à l’abri de chocs commerciaux trop forts en provenance de pays tiers, pourrait favoriser la...

...the objectives of the single European regions for the next cycle of planning 2007-2013 are without a doubt orientated towards full respect of the Community Strategic Orientations on the subject of cohesion ... It is necessary, however, to reflect upon the efficaciousness of the action of...