No. 167: EU Foreign Policy: Mogherini Takes Over

No. 167: EU Foreign Policy: Mogherini Takes Over

Author(s): Christian Nünlist
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 167
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2015

The EU's new High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini has been in office for 100 days since taking over from Catherine Ashton. In the context of Russia's aggressive policy and instability on the EU's southern borders, Mogherini has an opportunity to make greater use of the authority that her position entails. Nevertheless, structurally, EU foreign policy remains a prerogative of the nation-states.

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Enlarged view:
EU Military Operations and Civilian Missions 2003-2015
Enlarged view:
Foreign Policy in the EU Budget, 2015
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