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Europe and the Middle East: in the shadow of septembre 11

05/09/2006 By Richard Youngs

In the wake of September 11, the European Union proclaimed a new commitment to encouraging processes of political liberalization in the Middle East, and a plethora of initiatives were introduced to that end.

This book offers a thorough analysis of the policies actually followed by the EU, by national governments, as well as collectively, in the intervening several years.

Drawing on official documents and extensive interviews with key policymakers, "Europe and the Middle East..." assesses EU policies implemented throughout the Middle East: in Iraq, Iran, the Maghreb and Mashreq, the Palestinian Territories, the Gulf states, and Turkey.

The book sheds light not only on the EU's strengths and weaknesses as an international actor, but also on the impact of external factors on political change and on the hotly debated topic of the relationship between democracy and security.

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Keywords

EU Foreign Policy Middle East Political Reform

Bio author: Richard Youngs

Democracy promotion. EU foreign policy.