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What impact will the 2004 round of enlargement have on the European Union's common foreign & security policy? This article argues that the new members' arrival in theory strengthens the Euroatlantic camp within the EU. This impact has, however, been limited by the accession states' difficulty in exercising effective influence in Brussels so far, & their foreign policy is also coming under pressure at home because of the unpopularity of the Iraq War. The newcomers hold distinct views on the EU's policy toward Russia & other countries of the former Soviet Union. On this point, their efforts have begun to slowly but demonstrably transform the European Union's own involvement in countries on the EU's eastern frontier. In addition, the first signs are becoming apparent of the new members' effective imprint on the EU's common foreign & security policy. 16 References. Adapted from the source document.

Following a historical overview of the roots of a common foreign & security policy for the European Union, the steps toward realizing such an external policy are laid out. The relevance of US foreign policy to this process is then addressed; cooperation is urged, recognizing tensions that will inevitably arise. J. Zendejas