The EU in a Trans-European Space: External Relations across Europe, Asia and the Middle East

Front Matter ....Pages i-xix
 Introduction: Trans-Europe: Interlocking and Clashing Relations Across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East  (Serena Giusti, Irina Mirkina)....Pages 1-19
 From a Regional to a Global Power, in Potency: The EU’s Global Strategy  (Serena Giusti)....Pages 21-42
 Russia’s Strategy of Forging Spaces Around Itself  (Tomislava Penkova)....Pages 43-63
 China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia: Space-Shaping as Ordering  (Anna Caffarena, Giuseppe Gabusi)....Pages 65-85
 Shifting Dynamics in Turkish Foreign Policy in the Trans-European Space  (Elena Baracani, Merve Çalımlı)....Pages 87-111
 Saudi Arabia’s Regional Space-Shaping: Making or Unmaking a Region?  (Irene Costantini, Ruth Hanau Santini)....Pages 113-131
 Iran: An Unrecognised Regional Power  (Annalisa Perteghella)....Pages 133-155
 Facing a Fragmented Neighbourhood: The EU and Six Eastern Partnership Countries  (Kateryna Pishchikova)....Pages 157-176
 Re-conceptualising EU-North Africa Relations: ‘Outside-In’ and ‘Inside-Out’ Dynamics  (Silvia Colombo)....Pages 177-196
 Economic Challenges in Trans-Europe  (Irina Mirkina)....Pages 197-218
 Do Good Neighbours Make Good Fences? Migration in the Trans-European Space  (Natasja Reslow)....Pages 219-238
 Energy Security and Geopolitics in the Trans-Europe Space  (Caterina Miriello)....Pages 239-258
Back Matter ....Pages 259-266