Sarah L. Beringer is Research Coordinator at the German Historical Institute, Washington D.C., USA. Her research focuses on issues in International Political Economy, particularly on transnational aspects involving the EU, the USA, and emerging economies.

Sylvia Maier is Clinical Associate Professor and directs the Concentration in Global Gender Studies at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, USA. Her research focuses on women's rights, education, and the globalization-empowerment nexus in the Middle East, Gulf States, and Afghanistan.

Markus Thiel is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, and directs the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence and the European and Eurasian Studies Program at Florida International University, USA. His research centers on Identity Politics and Human Rights policies in the EU.     

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Energy, Climate Change and EU Development Policy.-Chapter 3: Theorizing the EU's International Promotion of LGBTI Rights Policies in the Global South.- Chapter 4: The Biodiversity for Life (B4L) Flagship Initiative: The EU, Africa, and Biodiversity Conservation.- Chapter 5: European Involvement in China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Geopolitical Pragmatism or Normative Engagement?.- Chapter 6: Sino-Indian Relations and EU Development Policies in Post-Conflict Nepal.- Chapter 7: New Directions in European Union-Africa Development Initiatives.- Chapter 8: The EU, CARIFORUM, and CELAC: A New Development Alliance?.- Chapter 9: The Peru-EU Free Trade Agreement: An Obstacle or an Opportunity for Peru's Further Sustainable Development?.- Chapter 10: Spain's Role in the EU's Development Cooperation Agreement with Cuba Joaquin Roy.- Chapter 11: Conclusion.