Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Minho and Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo. She has published extensively on EU’s Foreign Policy in several journals and edited volumes. She is a founding member of the European International Studies Association. Michael Smith is Honorary Professor in European Politics at the University of Warwick, and Emeritus Professor of European Politics at Loughborough University. He has published a large number of books, articles, chapters and papers on EU diplomacy, transatlantic relations and the EU’s external action in general.

• Chapter 1: Introducing the European Union’s Strategic Partnerships: Global Diplomacy in a contested World.- Part-1 : Strategic Partnerships in the European Union’s Diplomatic Practice: Evolution and Analysis.- Chapter 2 : Strategic Partnerships in EU External Action: Evolution and Analysis of a Developing Policy Instrument.- Chapter 3: Institutional Perspectives on the EU’s Strategic Partnerships: Where is the Focus and Authority?.- Chapter 4: Soft Power in the EU’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy: The Erasmus Plus Programme.- Part-2 : The Transatlantic Partners: The United States and Canada.- Chapter 5: The European Union and the United States: competition, convergence and crisis in a strategic relationship.- Chapter 6: The EU-Canada Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part-3: Strategic Partnerships with the BRICS.- Chapter 7: European Union-Brazil Relations: A Strategic Partnership in Suspended Animation.- Chapter 8: The Partnership that Failed: Excavating the Origins, Objectives and Outcomes of the EU-Russia ‘Strategic Partnership’.- Chapter 9: The European Union and India: A Reluctant Partnership between Aspiring Global Powers.- Chapter 10: The European Union and China: Partnership in Changing Times.- Chapter 11: The European Union-South Africa Strategic Partnership: aligning interests in a multi-layered environment.- Part-4: Reaching out for Strategic Partnerships beyond the BRICS.- Chapter 12 : The EU and Mexico: The Strategic Partnership in the Context of the Global Agreement Roberto Dominguez.- Chapter 13: The EU’s strategic partnerships with Japan and South Korea: a comparative analysis of the drivers, outcomes and limitations.- Chapter 14: Conclusions: The Rise and Fall of an Idea.

Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Minho and Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo. She has published extensively on EU’s Foreign Policy in several journals and edited volumes. She is a founding member of the European International Studies Association. Michael Smith is Honorary Professor in European Politics at the University of Warwick, and Emeritus Professor of European Politics at Loughborough University. He has published a large number of books, articles, chapters and papers on EU diplomacy, transatlantic relations and the EU’s external action in general.

• Chapter 1: Introducing the European Union’s Strategic Partnerships: Global Diplomacy in a contested World.- Part-1 : Strategic Partnerships in the European Union’s Diplomatic Practice: Evolution and Analysis.- Chapter 2 : Strategic Partnerships in EU External Action: Evolution and Analysis of a Developing Policy Instrument.- Chapter 3: Institutional Perspectives on the EU’s Strategic Partnerships: Where is the Focus and Authority?.- Chapter 4: Soft Power in the EU’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy: The Erasmus Plus Programme.- Part-2 : The Transatlantic Partners: The United States and Canada.- Chapter 5: The European Union and the United States: competition, convergence and crisis in a strategic relationship.- Chapter 6: The EU-Canada Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part-3: Strategic Partnerships with the BRICS.- Chapter 7: European Union-Brazil Relations: A Strategic Partnership in Suspended Animation.- Chapter 8: The Partnership that Failed: Excavating the Origins, Objectives and Outcomes of the EU-Russia ‘Strategic Partnership’.- Chapter 9: The European Union and India: A Reluctant Partnership between Aspiring Global Powers.- Chapter 10: The European Union and China: Partnership in Changing Times.- Chapter 11: The European Union-South Africa Strategic Partnership: aligning interests in a multi-layered environment.- Part-4: Reaching out for Strategic Partnerships beyond the BRICS.- Chapter 12 : The EU and Mexico: The Strategic Partnership in the Context of the Global Agreement Roberto Dominguez.- Chapter 13: The EU’s strategic partnerships with Japan and South Korea: a comparative analysis of the drivers, outcomes and limitations.- Chapter 14: Conclusions: The Rise and Fall of an Idea.

Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Minho and Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo. She has published extensively on EU’s Foreign Policy in several journals and edited volumes. She is a founding member of the European International Studies Association. Michael Smith is Honorary Professor in European Politics at the University of Warwick, and Emeritus Professor of European Politics at Loughborough University. He has published a large number of books, articles, chapters and papers on EU diplomacy, transatlantic relations and the EU’s external action in general.

• Chapter 1: Introducing the European Union’s Strategic Partnerships: Global Diplomacy in a contested World.- Part-1 : Strategic Partnerships in the European Union’s Diplomatic Practice: Evolution and Analysis.- Chapter 2 : Strategic Partnerships in EU External Action: Evolution and Analysis of a Developing Policy Instrument.- Chapter 3: Institutional Perspectives on the EU’s Strategic Partnerships: Where is the Focus and Authority?.- Chapter 4: Soft Power in the EU’s Strategic Partnership Diplomacy: The Erasmus Plus Programme.- Part-2 : The Transatlantic Partners: The United States and Canada.- Chapter 5: The European Union and the United States: competition, convergence and crisis in a strategic relationship.- Chapter 6: The EU-Canada Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part-3: Strategic Partnerships with the BRICS.- Chapter 7: European Union-Brazil Relations: A Strategic Partnership in Suspended Animation.- Chapter 8: The Partnership that Failed: Excavating the Origins, Objectives and Outcomes of the EU-Russia ‘Strategic Partnership’.- Chapter 9: The European Union and India: A Reluctant Partnership between Aspiring Global Powers.- Chapter 10: The European Union and China: Partnership in Changing Times.- Chapter 11: The European Union-South Africa Strategic Partnership: aligning interests in a multi-layered environment.- Part-4: Reaching out for Strategic Partnerships beyond the BRICS.- Chapter 12 : The EU and Mexico: The Strategic Partnership in the Context of the Global Agreement Roberto Dominguez.- Chapter 13: The EU’s strategic partnerships with Japan and South Korea: a comparative analysis of the drivers, outcomes and limitations.- Chapter 14: Conclusions: The Rise and Fall of an Idea.