Why and under what conditions does the EU exercise hard power or soft power?
How will Brexit Impact British, European and the United States?
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July 21, 2019Why and under what conditions does the EU exercise hard power or soft power?
Question Description
Please write a paragraph answering each EU question.
- Why and under what conditions does the EU exercise hard power or soft power?
- The EU most often focuses its attention on which region(s) of the world? Why?
- How did the tensions surrounding the War in Iraq impact the development of the CFSP?
- Discuss some of the EU’s policies in the area of humanitarian aid (ECHO and DEVCO).
- Consider the relationship between the EU and the US. In which policy areas do we work as adversaries? As friends? Why?
- Discuss some of the varying outcomes of the Brexit referendum vote. What is the difference between a hard Brexit and a soft Brexit? Which countries prefer which strategies and why?
- What is your opinion of the intergovernmental nature of the EU? Is it positive or negative for the progression of the EU?
- What current issues facing the EU will be the most important in the years to come? Why?
- What are the six myths of “Global Europa”? Which myths are most accurate (and least accurate)? Why?
