TheEU , LatinAmericaandChina:GeometricalPatternsinCurrentandFutureRelations 2 55 ( 6 ) Lastbutnotleast , theeconomiccrisisweareinthemiddleofwill certainlyhaveanimpactonallactorsandwillredefinemanyoftheserelationsin termsofprioritiesandscopeofaction.Atpresent , theneedforcooperationis obvious.However , itdoesnotseem tobetakingplaceas mighthavebeen expected , regardlessoftherecentlyacquiredprofileoftheG20anditspotential tobecomethebasisofanewinternationalfinancialarchitecture.Upuntilnow , boththeEUandtheUSAseemtohavebeenhardesthitbythecrisisandthat hasbeggedthequestionoftheirabilitytoremainatthehelmoftheinternational order.However , thereisstillhope.Jean Monnet , thefatheroftheEuropean integrationprocess , oncesaidthatcrisescanmakepeopledowhattheywould notdootherwise.Canthatbethecasethistimearound ? 3.犉狅狌狉犐犿狆狅狉狋犪狀狋犃犮狋狅狉狊犻狀狋犺犲犐狀狋犲狉狀犪狋犻狅狀犪犾犛狔狊狋犲犿 3.1 TheEuropean Union:A TroubledProcessandanInternationalActorin theMaking TheEuropean Unionhaschangeddramaticallyinrecentyears , notonly becauseofitsenlargementtotheeast , whichhascertainlyhadaneffectonits foreignpolicypriorities , butalsobecauseofthetroublesexperiencedbythe integrationprocessitselfinthe wakeoftheconstitutionaldebacleandthe traumaticapprovaloftheLisbonTreaty.Today , theseverityoftheeconomic crisisisprovingtobeatoughtestforthemostadvancedintegrationschemein theworld.Despitetheadvancesineconomicintegration , theGreekdebaclehas pushedtheEUontotheropes , revealingthatthisimportanteconomicactorstill hasalongwaytogointermsofeconomicgovernanceandthatevenitsmost basicprinciplesaremootwhenshortterminterestsareatstake.Itishardto imaginehowtheinnovationsoftheLisbonTreatywithregardtoforeignpolicy willbeabletoovercomethesechallengesbythemselvesandtomaketheEUa strongandcoherentinternationalactor. Inrecentyears , astheworldunderwentaperiodofrecalcitrantrealismin internationalaffairspromotedbytheBushadministration , Europewasunableto takeadvantageofthesituationtopositionitself , notasanalternativebutasa wiservoicethatcouldguidethereformofinternationalinstitutions.TheUnions ownissuesvisvisitsinternationalrelationspreventitfrombeingtheworld poweritshouldbe. Evenworse , theEUislosinggroundontheinternationalstage.Regardless ofitsbeingthelargest marketinthe world , itisbeingsaid moreand more frequentlythatEuropewillbealessimportantplayerintheworldtocome ,
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