ABSTRACT
Having tested this book’s analytical framework in a context which allowed to study the effect of institutional changes over time, this chapter sets out to explore the model’s relevance for the analysis of the EU’s behaviour in other recent Association Agreement negotiations. This is achieved through a consideration of cases where economic, geographic, political, or security aspects altered the positions of the relevant institutional actors within the EU. In particular, an analysis of the negotiations for the Ukraine–EU Association Agreement serves to illustrate cases in which the EU’s neighbourhood policy and security concerns were relevant. Similarly, a consideration of the EU–Japan FTA and the parallel Strategic Partnership Agreement outlines a case of complex de facto Association Agreement negotiations in which economic concerns were dominant. Ultimately, these serve as examples for similar such negotiations, thereby providing an insight into the wider dynamics of EU negotiations and demonstrating the generalizable nature of the model developed.
