The Trade-Security Nexus in EU External Action [electronic resource] : A Practice Approach / by Julian Stueber.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Reconstructing the trade-security nexus in EU external action as a nexus of practices -- Chapter 3. The EU trade-security nexus and the Ukraine crisis -- Chapter 4, The EU trade-security nexus in EU-ASEAN relations -- Chapter 5. Conclusion.

This book examines the interactions between trade policy and foreign and security policy in EU external action as a nexus of practices. Drawing on the rich empirical material of over 50 in-depth interviews with EU officials, members of the European Parliament and member state diplomats, the book reconstructs and analyses the distinctive institutional cultures of the Directorate-General for Trade and the European External Action Service, their policy practices and the effect on EU external action. It appeals to scholars of political science and international relations.