MENA and the EU: contrasting approaches to region, power and order in a shared neighbourhood
This article aims to analyse the different power relationships and resulting interactions between the major Middle Eastern powers and the European Union in their shared neighbourhood. After examining some background conditions relating to the local and international power dynamics in the Middle East...
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| description | This article aims to analyse the different power relationships and resulting interactions between the major Middle Eastern powers and the European Union in their shared neighbourhood. After examining some background conditions relating to the local and international power dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it considers first the perspective of the major MENA powers, then moves to a discussion of the different interactions that have characterized relations between MENA and EU states over time. It argues that major power relations in the MENA neighbourhood have been both dynamic and competitive and primarily reflective of the interests of dominant actors. Leadership is fragmented and institutions have had limited effects. Regional order remains elusive and depends upon developing shared and improved understandings of the region among its multiple stakeholders. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:82616535-5b1e-46dc-a9bd-3bbc3b6a56192022-03-26T21:37:02ZMENA and the EU: contrasting approaches to region, power and order in a shared neighbourhoodJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:82616535-5b1e-46dc-a9bd-3bbc3b6a5619Symplectic Elements at OxfordRoutledge2017Fawcett, LThis article aims to analyse the different power relationships and resulting interactions between the major Middle Eastern powers and the European Union in their shared neighbourhood. After examining some background conditions relating to the local and international power dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it considers first the perspective of the major MENA powers, then moves to a discussion of the different interactions that have characterized relations between MENA and EU states over time. It argues that major power relations in the MENA neighbourhood have been both dynamic and competitive and primarily reflective of the interests of dominant actors. Leadership is fragmented and institutions have had limited effects. Regional order remains elusive and depends upon developing shared and improved understandings of the region among its multiple stakeholders. |
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| title | MENA and the EU: contrasting approaches to region, power and order in a shared neighbourhood |
| title_full | MENA and the EU: contrasting approaches to region, power and order in a shared neighbourhood |
| title_fullStr | MENA and the EU: contrasting approaches to region, power and order in a shared neighbourhood |
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