ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on what aspects of governance are visible in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU). It discusses that the EU's emergence as a foreign policy actor since the 1970s has necessitated the establishment of a web of global linkages and has greatly increased the scope of foreign and security policy commitments facing the EU—a process that has intensified since the end of the Cold War. The chapter outlines the nature of what the CFSP is and tracing the emergence of the EU as a foreign and security policy actor. It focuses on how governance might be helpful in explaining the rise in importance of the CFSP on the world stage, particularly in light of developments. The CFSP of the EU has been a growth area of the EU since the end of the Cold War.
