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Author Ham, Peter van, 1963- author.

Title The BRICS as an EU security challenge : the case for conservatism / Peter van Ham
Published The Hague, The Netherands : Clingandael Institute, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (39 pages) : color illustrations
Series Clingendael report
Clingendael report.
Contents Summary -- Introduction: The Resistible Rise of the BRICS -- The BRICS as a Security Challenge -- Scope and Focus of this Report -- 1. The BRICS as a Security Challenge in Multilateral Forums -- BRICS: From Economic to Political Clout -- BRICS Security Cooperation: Real or Imagined? -- Diversifying the Institutional Landscape -- 2. The EU's Neighbourhood and the BRICS: Security Implications -- China, Russia and India in the EU's Strategic Backyard -- The EU's Vulnerable Southern Flank -- Exploiting the EU's Euro Crisis -- Conclusion: The Case For Conservatism -- Abbreviations
Summary Apart from demanding a larger "voice" in global governance, most BRICS members are overall satisfied with the international system's present functioning and therefore cherish a conservative, rather than revolutionary, vision of the global economy. The global veto power of the BRICS is bound to grow, but their proactive force in global politics will remain negligible. On practical security matters, the BRICS rarely act as a group and therefore have minimal collective leverage within multilateral fora and are particularly ineffective on military and security matters. The EU should not expect these intrinsic divisions to permanently block the development of the BRICS as a strategic actor. The EU's declining economic and political power makes Europe's vicinity susceptible to BRICS influence (and China in particular). The EU should adopt a cautious approach to the BRICS challenge, accommodating to its rise. China's conservative streak is something the EU should cherish. Within the BRICS framework, China can manage and even put a lid on Russia's rising pugnaciousness. This is clearly in the Western strategic interest and should be the basis for a more mature EU strategy towards the BRICS and its individual members
Notes At head of title: Clingandael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations
"September 2015."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Clingandael, viewed September 28, 2015)
Subject Security, International -- European Union countries
Security, International -- BRIC countries
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- European Union countries
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- BRIC countries
Diplomatic relations.
Globalization -- Economic aspects.
Security, International.
SUBJECT European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- BRIC countries
BRIC countries -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries
Subject BRIC countries.
European Union countries.
Form Electronic book
Author Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen "Clingendael", issuing body