On The Foundation Of European Union Common Foreign Policy

As a model of regional co-operation to be followed , EU play animportant role in the field of economy . However, she does not play politicalrole as much as she does in the economic field , so she seems more like alame . With the development of economic unity , European political co-operation has improved accordingly . Treaty of Maastricht signed in 1992marked the deeper co-operation of European Political while regulating thepolicies on foreign affairs and securities EU members obey . CommonForeign and Security Policy developed the original system , whichindependently existed as the second pillar of EU . Academic fieldsincreasingly care about Common Foreign and Security Policy along with herconsummation step by step . The article studies the subject what CommonForeign Policy of EU based on , who analyzes it in the way of specialevolution of European history and reality and in perspective of history andinternational relationship combined with objective international situation .The context constitutes four segments:Part one : definition and the system of EU Common Foreign PolicyTo justify relevant definition scientifically is the first step of studying aproblem. The author defines a sequences of definitions such as Diplomacy,National Interest and articulates the relationship between them . Brieflyintroducing the system of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy displaysthe law system building by degrees experiencing Treaty of Maastricht ,Treaty of Amsterdamaty and Treaty of Nice .The author also introduces EU common policy 's aim and measure ,system of decision-making, bodies and running manner.Part two : historical evolution of forms of geographical political ofEurope and diplomatic legaciesThe origin of making common foreign policies in EU is delved by theanalysis of European special history and political evolvement . By describingthe characteristics of the way European countries live , the author explainswhy Balance of Diplomacy had been the best diplomatic model beforemodern Europe , which had features : restraining and fighting mutually ,alliances and secret diplomacy . Klemens von Metternich and Otto vonBismarck , two politicians , propelled the foreign policy to be the peak .Behind the curtain of policy crawled the ambitions of various countries , sothe policy did not bring Europe everlasting peace .At the beginning of 20thcentury and the end of 19th , the model of diplomacy policy was challengedand threatened by rising Germany , leading to the breach of the policy. Thisdescription of European traditional diplomacy makes us know that Balanceof Diplomacy no longer satisfies the European development and that Europeinheritsthe traditional policy but surpasses it at the same time . Additionally, wecan compare in order to understand further the deep reason Common ForeignPolicy forms .Part three: European Common Foreign Policy 's originFirstly , the author introduces the economic and political situations inEurope after World War â…¡. The possibility of being hegemony lost for allout European slowdown . Only by uniting could Europe take a seat ininternational political stage before the bipolarity . In the early stages ofWorld Warâ…¡, Europe completely depended on America . In the wake of theher recovery and less dependence on America in economy and political ,Europe began to seek her own interest . In the early cooperation , the motivepower from great politicians should not be ignored . Charles de Gaulle takingpresidency motivated the recognition of European common on her own ,strengthening the sense of struggling for equal position with USA . In spiteof the failure of the co-operation in1960s, it still left a solid base for later co-operation . In 1970s , the idea of political co-operation was relaunched andin 1980s got further . Single European Act (SER) passed in 1986 firstlyprovided the law guarantee . In all, modern European Common Foreign andSecurity Policy is the development and advancement of early political co-operation and the latter provides the practical base for the fomer.Part four: common economic interest and its working inefficiency 'sreasonsCommon interest lying in EU members is a practical base for buildingcommon policy . The author analyses the common interest economically andpolitically from her common value and security interest .Common value: mainly for the same humanism background betweenmembers , classical culture gives them more spaces to develop . Thehomogeneity of religion contrives the similarities in culture , traditions andvalues in Europe . European countries adore freedom and democracy. Thesame value helps reach the agreement in human rights foreign policy,opposing hegemony and mutual non-interpretation .Common security interest: expounding the same interest in traditionaland non-traditional security between EU member states. On one hand , theseissues can't be solved by single one , on the other hand , the members havethe same geographical need politically , so they easily agree with oneanother .Common political interest : mainly stating EU has been expanding herinfluence power in international community since Common Foreign andSecurity Policy was built. The members not only improve their position butalso get more benefits than those they themselves do .Common economic interest: mainly stating EU can be a powerful partand during agreements uphold member states'economic interest . EUmember states need unity for their common interest on the ground that theirsmaller home markets rival bigger power . EU , as the most successfulregional organization provides, powerful support for member states under theglobalization of economy . For historical reason , the members have thecommon interest in the third world , which is the strong underlying of EUCommon Foreign Policy.Why EU works inefficiently ?Firstly , National Interest and sovereignty .National Interest will conflictwith the common one between members , at the same time , the conflicts alsoexist between members . So only under the complete common interest doesthe common foreign policy work well. The members show concern whendealing with sovereignty in the common interest . The contender betweensovereignty and rights over state also restrains the common foreign policy .Secondly : the working system of EU Common Foreign and SecurityPolicy as side effect .The article states multilateral and plural elements in EUmaking policy trivially affect the response to outside .