The EU enlargement policy has been regarded as "the best foreign policy tool" the European Union has to push for further integration (Amadio Vicere 2018). Yet is it so, that EU candidate countries always align their foreign policy with that of the European Union? And if so, is it because of shared values or a pragmatic choice, or are there bigger geo-political factors at hand? Are candidate countries always being pushed between Brussel and Moscow, or do they also have some leverage in the diplomatic field?
The seminar will be discussing the different aspects of EU's foreign policy such as conflict transformation, financial aid packages and sanctions, geo-strategic investment, energy diplomacy and more, aiming to introduce the students to the workings of EU's diplomatic bodies and their influence in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Trio, taking into account the candidate countries' regional dynamics and motivations behind their foreign policy alignment.
The seminar will conclude with a simulation exercise focused on the EU's supranational institutions within a fictional negotiating scenario.
The course is opened to students of all knowledge levels, who are interested in EU's external affairs and the EU enlargement and Neighborhood Policy.
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