Strategic Analyst Sijbren de Jong and Dr. Simon Schunz (Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KULeuven) have been awarded the 2012 European Foreign Affairs Review Award for best article published by a team of scholars under the age of 35 for their article ‘Coherence in European Union External Policy before and after the Lisbon Treaty: The Cases of Energy Security and Climate Change’. The award was announced in the spring issue of European Foreign Affairs Review.
The article deals with the following. The creation of the Treaty of Lisbon sparked high hopes for a greater level of coherence within the application of European Union (EU) external policies. Now, more than two years after its entry into force, the question remains to what extent the Treaty actually succeeded in fostering greater external unity. Through a systematic analysis of EU and Member State actions in the areas of EU external energy and climate policies, both prior and immediately after the Treaty’s arrival, this article aims to critically evaluate whether Lisbon is able to live up to the initial expectations.
The article can be downloaded on the right.
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