Michael Smith is Professor of European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in the Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University, UK, and Professor in European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.Stephan Keukeleire is Jean Monnet Professor in European Foreign Policy at Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) of the University of Leuven, Director of the 'Master of European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives' and 'Master in European Politics and Policies' in Leuven, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.Sophie Vanhoonacker is Professor in European Administrative Governance and Jean Monnet Chair in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.

• Introduction Michael Smith, Stephan Keukeleire and Sophie Vanhoonacker Part 1: Frameworks and Concepts 1. The Diplomatic System of the EU: Concepts and Analysis Brian Hocking and Michael Smith 2. The European Commission’s External Service David Spence Part II: The Challenge of Institutional Change 3. EU Diplomacy Post-Lisbon: The Legacy of the Ashton Era Sophie Vanhoonacker and Karolina Pomorska 4. The Practices of Post-Lisbon Diplomacy Simon Duke 5. Negotiating a New World Order: The EU and Multilateral Diplomacy at Times of Change Ole Elgström 6. The EU in the World of International Organizations: Diplomatic Aspirations, Legal Hurdles and Political Realities Jan Wouters, Jed Odermatt and Thomas Ramopoulos Part III: The Challenge of Strategic Diplomacy 7. The EU, Strategic Diplomacy and the BRIC Countries Michael Smith 8. The EU and Russia: A Marriage of Convenience Tom Casier 9. The EU and China: The Politics and Economics of Strategic Diplomacy Michael Smith 10. The EU, the US and India: Strategic Diplomacy and Great Power Politics David Allen and Michael Smith 11. The EU and Brazil in a Changing World: Strategic Partners or Competitors? Sebastian Santander Part IV: The Challenge of Structural Diplomacy 12. The EU and Structural Diplomacy Stephan Keukeleire, Floor Keuleers and Kolja Raube 13. The EU’s Structural Diplomacy Towards Kosovo Stephan Keukeleire, Daan Fonck and Raphael Métais 14. The EU in the Congolese Police Reform: Structural Diplomacy without Coordination or Alignment? Arnout Justaert 15. Testing EU Structural Diplomacy: The Challenge of Change in North Africa Patrick Holden Concluding remarks Fraser Cameron

'Even though the book addresses a large number of issues, the result is a concrete and extremely interesting analysis of the EU system of diplomacy and its internal and external challenges. Moreover, Fraser Cameron’s conclusions are well structured and convincing... Overall, the book is not only particularly appealing to scholars and students of international relations and European studies, but is also recommended to academics that aim to acquire a better understanding of EU diplomatic action.'Thea Restovin, Ther International Spectator, 2016