http://blogeuropa.eu/2006/06/19/binary-foreigh-policy/ Ideas, debates, analysis et al. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:18:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://blogeuropa.eu/2006/06/19/binary-foreigh-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 JMA Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:32:52 +0000 http://blogeuropa.eu/?p=34#comment-1130 I like your way of explaining EU foreign policy (reminds me of the "all or nothing" romantic metaphor), but perhaps EC External Trade policy defies some of your conclusions. For instance if you analyze the use of the Trade Barrier Regulation since 1995 (used to open markets for European companies in Colombia or Brazil) or if you look at the EC strategic participation in the Dispute Settlement System of the WTO in the last ten years. I like your way of explaining EU foreign policy (reminds me of the “all or nothing” romantic metaphor), but perhaps EC External Trade policy defies some of your conclusions. For instance if you analyze the use of the Trade Barrier Regulation since 1995 (used to open markets for European companies in Colombia or Brazil) or if you look at the EC strategic participation in the Dispute Settlement System of the WTO in the last ten years.

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