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Europe and the Middle East: In the Shadow of September 11

By Richard Youngs

Book information

Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Year
2006
ISBN
9781626370272
DOI
10.1515/9781626370272
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1326912 bytes)
Pages
256\262
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 15:47:55

Description

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. Richard Youngs 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, Youngs assesses EU policies implemented throughout the Middle East: in Iraq, Iran, the Maghreb and Mashreq, the Palestinian Territories, the Gulf states, and Turkey. His analysis 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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