Global Power Transition and the Future of the European Union Will EU Leaders Stop Missing Key Opportunities?

Yesilada, Birol and Tanrikulu, Osman Goktug (2015) Global Power Transition and the Future of the European Union Will EU Leaders Stop Missing Key Opportunities? [Conference Proceedings] (Submitted)

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Global Power Transition and the Future of the European Union Will EU Leaders Stop Missing Key Opportunities? Birol Yeşilada, Portland State University & Osman Göktuğ Tanrıkulu, Portland State University ABSTRACT Paper presented at the 2015 Conference of the European Union Studies Association in Boston, March 5-8. This paper applies power transition theory to EU’s future as a global power. It assesses economic and political/strategic capabilities of the EU vis-à-vis other global contenders as Transatlantic Alliance is challenged by rising powers in the east - China and India. Analysis includes simulations of how structural reforms (i.e fiscal union) and membership enlargement(s) are likely to affect EU’s ability to achieve its goal of becoming a global actor.

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