European Union is both an international organization of 27 European states and a supranational polity governed by a legislative and judicial bodies guided by the EU law and its founding treaties. Its double nature – an international organization and a supranational polity - is reflected in its foreign policy. The course examines the competencies and functioning of the foreign policy-making bodies of the European Union – the Council, the European Commission and Parliament and the High Representative for Foreign and Security Affairs. In addition, it examines the processes and procedures of foreign-policy decision making, including the role of individual Member States and their governments in the shaping and implementation of the EU foreign policy. Particular attention will be given to separate strands in the EU's foreign policy - its international trade policy, international humanitarian and development aid policies as well as its policies regarding international conflicts such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CILO-1: Identify the origins, evolution, and salient issues of European Union’s foreign policy. CILO-2: Illustrate the key laws, institutions, and actors, with reference to concepts, principles, and procedures of European Union’s foreign policy. CILO-3: Analyze major cases and issues of European Union’s foreign policy, with proper theories and methodology in the field of international relations. CILO-4: Evaluate and argue for possible solutions to challenges and problems, with regard to the EU in real world politics.