| Description |
1 online resource (90 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Clingendael report |
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Clingendael report.
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| Contents |
Executive summary -- Introduction -- North Africa since the Arab Spring -- Key threats and future contingencies -- Policy options -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The Arab Spring protests of 2011 that swept through the Middle East and North Africa radically reshaped the region's political and security environment. The newly unstable regional environment has created an array of challenges for European policymakers. This report is divided into three sections. The first section provides an overview of current political trends in each of the five North African countries. The second section of the report outlines the major threats and challenges that European countries face in North Africa, including jihadism, irregular migration, transnational crime, and economic instability. This section also anticipates future contingencies that may demand a response from EU policymakers, such as the death of key political figures or mass atrocities carried out by state and sub-state actors. But the main purpose of this study is to provide a menu of options delineating approaches that European policymakers can adopt, which is covered in the third section. The report does not advocate for a specific strategy, and generally avoids policy prescriptions, but instead is designed to objectively analyze the various available options, weighing the costs and benefits of each approach. Because the report is structured as a policy menu, some options discussed herein will be directly at odds with one another. In exploring conflicting policies, this report aims to illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, thus enhancing policymakers' ability to make educated strategic decisions |
| Notes |
"April 2015." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Clingendael, viewed April 29, 2015) |
| Subject |
Security, International -- Africa, North
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Political stability -- Africa, North
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Diplomatic relations.
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Political stability.
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Politics and government.
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Security, International.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, North -- Politics and government
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European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Africa, North
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| Subject |
North Africa.
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European Union countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barr, Nathaniel, author.
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Willcoxon, George, author.
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Basuni, Norhan, author
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Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen "Clingendael", publisher
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