Challenges in Europe

1 Introduction2 The European Union and Multilateralism: Preference, Performance and Prospects3 The European Union and the Changing Security Dynamics in Europe4 Brexit: End of Britain's European Odyssey
5 Nation-State Unsettled: Spain's Catalan Challenge
6 Borders in Europe: From Westphalia to Schengen
7 The European Union and the Asian Security Order: Normative Aspirations and Strategic Interests8 The Right Matters in European Politics
9 Exploring the EU-India Leadership Dynamic on Climate Change10 The Changing Contours of Europe-Russia Relations
11 The Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Ukrainian Crisis12 The Nuclear Energy Debate in the European Union
13 Migration and Refugee Issues
14 Multiculturalism in India and Europe: Policy and Practice
15 EU-India Economic Relations and FTA Negotiations
16 European Development Policy with Special Reference to India17 Regional Integration: The European Model and the South Asian Experience

Professor Gulshan Sachdeva is Jean Monnet Chair & Director of the Europe Area Studies Programme at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He is also Editor-in-Chief of International Studies. He headed the ADB and Asia Foundation projects at the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul (2006-2010). Prior to that he was Chair of the Centre for European Studies and Director of the Energy Studies Programme at JNU. His research interests include the European Union, Eurasian integration, Afghanistan, development cooperation and energy security. He was the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair on Contemporary India at the University of Leuven, Belgium, and Visiting Professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland, University of Trento, Italy, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary and Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. He has written numerous project reports for industry and government ministries and published more than 100 research papers in academic journals and edited books. He is a regular contributor to print and broadcast media on both economic and security issues. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.

"Precisely for this critical attitude, bird's eye perspective on Europe, and external view, I would genuinely recommend this book, not only to academics, but, more importantly, also to European politicians and opinion-makers. It could be an eye-opener to many Europeans, who still look at their continent from an inward angle and reflect far too little on how Europe is being perceived in India and other parts of the world." (Idesbald Goddeeris, International Studies, Vol. 56 (2-3), 2019)

"The conceptual focus on evolution and working of the EU is particularly useful. The healthy blend of Indian scholars from different generations has led to a body of knowledge that synergises the much needed new and path-breaking ideas with wisdom and experience. It is a timely and thought-provoking work and should inspire further research and discourse on the subject." (Shreya Pandey, Strategic Analysis, Vol. 43 (2), 2019)