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1 online resource (53 pages) |
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Carnegie papers ; no 14 |
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Working papers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) ; no. 14.
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| Contents |
Summary -- European policies in the Mediterranean and the Middle East -- European policies towards Lebanon -- European policies towards Syria -- European policies towards the Palestinian territories -- Conclusions: how can the EU be more effective? |
| Summary |
Since the Middle East peace conferences in Madrid (1991) and Washington (1991-1993), Europeans have gradually stepped up their political involvement in the Middle East. While Europeans have had strong trade and cultural relations with their neighboring region for decades, they have, in parallel with the Middle East peace process and the development of European Union (EU) foreign policy instruments, moved to assert their political interests more forcefully. These policies have largely been motivated by geographic proximity and geopolitical considerations--chiefly, the fear of security threats emanating from Europe's neighborhood (a spillover of conflict in the form of terrorism, organized crime, migration, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction), Israel's security, and access to energy resources. The implicit assumption has been that these different European interests can best be reconciled in an environment where there is peace between Israel and its neighbors (and therefore no contradiction between good relations between the EU and Israel and good relations between the EU and the wider, resource-rich region) and where the people of the Mediterranean and the Middle East find decent living conditions in their countries. As a consequence, Europeans have first focused their efforts on the realization of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which they consider to be the core of the region's instability. They have, second, aimed at supporting comprehensive peace between Israel and its neighbors. And they have, third, sought to provide an environment conducive to peace in the region as well as to deflect what were (and still are) perceived as security risks emanating from the region. ... This paper seeks to support this endeavor by analyzing current European approaches to conflict management and resolution in the Middle East and by providing recommendations for more effective policies. It focuses on practical policies toward the three entities that do not yet have a peace treaty with Israel--Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories--rather than analyzing the differences in interests and approaches of EU member states or the question as to whether there is a common European policy in the region |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed March 6, 2009) |
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"February 2009." |
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"Carnegie Middle East Center." |
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"SWP, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 53) |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Subject |
Conflict management -- Middle East
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Peace-building -- Middle East
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Conflict management
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Diplomatic relations
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Peace-building
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| SUBJECT |
European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries
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European Union countries
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Middle East
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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