title: Case Studies of Trade, Development and Humanitarian Action
abstract: The European Union’s (EU) portfolio of external activities has expanded considerably to include a variety of policy areas. The linkage and use of these policy areas – collectively known as ‘external action plus policies’ – can contribute to the EU’s effectiveness as a global actor by equipping it with an array of tools necessary to address the challenges of today’s uncertain world. This paper develops an analytical framework to explore the internal and external factors that facilitate or obstruc