The European Union as a Civilian Power: A Success or Failure?

Arıkan H.

SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITESI FEN-EDEBIYAT FAKULTESI SOSYAL BILIMLER DERGISI, cilt.15, ss.99-108, 2012 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

It appears that the European Union (the EU) has steadily transformed itself into a ‘civilian power’ in international scene. In the post-Maastricht phase, the EU has ascribed great importance to the non–military instruments and power of civilian values in its foreign policy. In line with this, objectives and policy instruments of civilian power have been progressively introduced in EU’s legal structure and its external relations. Keywords: civilian power, Common Foreign and Security Policy, the European Union, economic incentives, multilateralism and power. Sivil Güç Bağlaminda Avrup