European Union's Relations with Emerging Powers, Challenges and Conflicts

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mohammadreza majidi ¹ , Alireza Samudi ²

1 - Associate Professor of Tehran University
2 - Ph. D Student of Tehran University

Received: 2013-05-25 Accepted : 2013-09-16 Published : 2013-09-22

Keywords: Key words: European Union, Economic crisis, BRIC, Emerging Powers, Global governance,

Abstract :

Abstract BRIC (consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China) was first introduced in 2001 by Jim O'Neill. The purpose of this action also refer to existing capabilities in economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China will play a role in the global arena, because these states had been successful in recent years with the organization closer to its positions and views on the successes achieved in the international arena and its economic power to the political lever. In the past decade, these powers has relied on their economic powers in calling for stronger and more influential role in the international financial and monetary policy. On the other hand, the European Uunion as the second economic power due to economic crisis involved with a wide range of challenges and attempted to maintain its position in the international arena to face the emerging powers. Indeed, Brussels is in competition with members of Brix in areas such as global governance and the role of the international system. This paper attempts to analyze European Union's relations with emerging powers of BRIC.    

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