The new Middle East / Policy Brief
What not to do in the Middle East and North Africa
15/03/2011 By Richard Youngs
Most European policy-makers now acknowledge their miscalculations in North Africa and the Middle East and have promised a gear-change in the EU’s policies towards Arab states. But Europe needs to do more than simply offer the range of possible policy upgrades that have been kicked around for many years. In light of this, basic policy guidelines might best be cast in terms of things the EU should avoid doing in the remoulded Middle East.
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Keywords
Authoritarian regimes Democracy promotion EU Foreign Policy European Neighbourhood Policy European Union Human rights Middle East and North Africa Political Reform Rule of LawBio author: Richard Youngs
Democracy promotion. EU foreign policy.
