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Títulos: The EU as a security provider in its neighbourhood: the case of non-proliferation of WMD in the Mediterranean area
Autores: Kienzle, Benjamin
Otros autores: Institut Universitari d'Estudis Europeus. Observatori de Política Exterior Europea
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Materias: Seguretat internacional -- Unió Europea, Països de la
Armes de destrucció massiva
Unió Europea, Països de la -- Relacions exteriors -- Mediterrània (Regió)
Fecha de Creación: sep-2006
Colección : Observatory Working Papers;72
Resumen: As a consequence of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the US-led war against Iraq, WMD and their proliferation have become a central element of the EU security agenda. In December 2003, the European Council adopted even a EU Strategy against Proliferation of WMD. The approach adopted in this Strategy can be largely described as a ‘cooperative security provider’ approach and is based on effective multilateralism, the promotion of a stable international and regional environment and the cooperation with key partners. The principal objective of this paper is to examine in how far the EU has actually implemented the ‘cooperative security provider’ approach in the area which the Non-proliferation Strategy identifies as one of its priorities – the Mediterranean. Focusing on the concept of security interdependence, the paper analyses first the various WMD dangers with which the EU is confronted in the Mediterranean area. Afterwards, it examines how the EU has responded to these hazards in the framework of the Barcelona process and, in particular, the new European Neighbourhood Policy. It is argued that despite its relatively powerful rhetoric, the EU has largely failed, for a wide range of reasons, to apply effectively its non-proliferation approach in the Mediterranean area and, thus, to become a successful security provider.
CDU: 327(4:262)
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