The EU performs inadequately in foreign policy and its arrangements, which developed informally, have not been fit for purpose. The changes under the Lisbon Tre
This book questions whether the institutions and practices of the emerging EU diplomatic system conform to established standards of the state-centric diplomatic
The creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) is one of the most significant changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. Often referred to as the
"The Lisbon Treaty created a new EU foreign affairs chief, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who is also Vice-President of the Eu