Author: Josep Borrell.
European foreign policy in times of COVID-19, by the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, tells the story of the major events of 2020 and how the EU has responded. Next Thursday at 12 noon, a conversation with the author will take place at the Real Instituto Elcano.
The book traces the main stages of the pandemic and the EU’s actions: from the ‘battle of narratives’ and the work on repatriation, to the development of ‘Team Europe’ and the agreement on the recovery fund. Josep Borrell directly addresses key questions for European foreign policy: what does it mean to develop European strategic autonomy; what is the future of the transatlantic partnership under the new US administration; how to deal with the strategic competition between China and the US; how should the EU act in the face of the ‘new empires’ that threaten to destabilise our neighbourhood; and how can it strengthen its partnerships with Africa, Latin America or the Indo-Pacific? In addressing these questions, the High Representative tackles the main challenges facing Europe’s global role, focusing on the key milestones and choices that have marked this exceptional year. Download the book here.
Pages: 304
Publisher: Unión Europea
ISBN: 978-92-9238-927-7
