The EU, the US and international organizations: Trade politics in the global political economy

Central to the EU’s roles in the global political economy are the interrelated principles of multilateralism and international cooperation, which find expression among other things in EU activism within a wide range of international organizations. EU external policies have embodied an awareness of multilateral engagements and commitments since the Treaty of Rome at least, and the increasing engagement of EU external activities with multilateral organizations and structures has been a prominent and growing feature of the Union’s international existence.