Eu Foreign Policy And Hamas

Author : Adeeb Ziadeh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351706957

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EU Foreign Policy and Hamas by Adeeb Ziadeh Pdf

Shortly after the overwhelming victory of Hamas in the 2006 parliamentary and municipal elections, civil war broke out in the Gaza Strip between members of the two factions, Hamas and Fatah. The EU, along with the US, UN and Russia, not only gave its support to Fatah against Hamas, but also imposed a tough siege on the Hamas government in an attempt to force it to accept the Quartet’s political conditions, described by Hamas leaders as unfair and impossible. Many observers are convinced that the EU’s behaviour in this matter has been unreasonable and has conflicted with the EU’s own democratic beliefs and values. This book sheds light on the EU’s policies in Palestine mainly from 2003- 2013, and provides a thorough examination of the inconsistencies and paradoxes in the EU discourse towards Hamas, and the determinants underlying such contradictions. It explores the reasons behind the EU labelling the Hamas a terrorist organization and discusses why the EU has boycotted its democratically elected body since 2006. Significantly, the book looks at whether the EU jeopardized its reputation and contravened its core normative values and objectives (democracy promotion, human rights, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms) by such a categorisation of Hamas. Exploring the EU’s policy towards Hamas is vital for understanding how the relationship between the EU and the rest of the Islamists in the Middle East is perceived, as it enables both sides to have a cognitive basis upon which to construct better relations. This book, based upon a vast spread of primary EU documents and interviews, will therefore be a valuable resource for those studying the Arab Israeli conflict, Political Islamic movements, the Middle East Peace Process, and anyone with an interest in European Union Foreign Policy.

Author : Ben Soetendorp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317881216

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Foreign Policy in the European Union by Ben Soetendorp Pdf

Ben Soetendorp examines the extent to which individual member states - each with their own history, special interests and styles of foreign policy-making - still dominate the common foreign policy making process within the European Union. The first part of the book reviews the diverse foreign policy patterns of the individual member states towards European integration, describes the various styles of foreign policy and examines the institutional arrangements for joint foreign policy-making created by the member states at EU level. The second part looks more closely at the reality of foreign policy making in a number of case studies, focusing on the diplomatic, military and economic dimensions of European Union's foreign policy. This structure and approach enable s the reader to understand the reality of European foreign policy-making, to comprehend the relationship between the foreign policies of the member states of the EU and the foreign policy of the EU as a whole and to make a judgement as to the likely scenarios for the future. Foreign Policy in the European Union is an important and accessible addition to the textbook literature on European integration that will be essential reading for undergraduate and Masters level courses on European integration within politics, international relations, European Studies and history degrees.

Author : David John Allen,Alfred Pijpers
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9024729653

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European Foreign Policy-Making and the Arab-Israeli Conflict by David John Allen,Alfred Pijpers Pdf

Author : Malath Alagha
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317236191

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Palestine in EU and Russian Foreign Policy by Malath Alagha Pdf

The establishment of a Palestinian state has long been a strategic objective of EU and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East. However, over a decade after the creation of the road-map, the establishment of an independent Palestinian state has still not been achieved. Palestine in EU and Russian Foreign Policy uses the school of constructivism to provide a new understanding of EU and Russian foreign policy. It explores the failure of these global actors to speed up the process of establishing a Palestinian state, despite this being a strategic objective and top priority of their involvement in the Middle East peace process. The book then analyses the role of identity and self-other perception in the making of EU and Russian foreign policy towards the Middle East peace process. It is argued that Palestinian statehood provides a telling empirical example of how, and to what extent, the search for global actorness, as a matter of international identity, informs foreign policy-making by global actors. The book then proceeds to discuss why the EU and Russia are so eager to be involved in initiating a peace settlement. Offering a new understanding of foreign policy-making by global players in Middle Eastern politics, this book will appeal to students, scholars and policymakers working in International Relations and European, Russian and Middle Eastern studies.

Author : C. Musu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230274655

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European Union Policy towards the Arab-Israeli Peace Process by C. Musu Pdf

What are the achievements, the limits and the failures of the EU's involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict? This book sets out to answer this question by analysing the development of European policy towards the conflict over the last forty years.

Author : Taylan Özgür Kaya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786724984

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The Middle East Peace Process and the EU by Taylan Özgür Kaya Pdf

EU policy-makers have in the past decade endeavoured to formulate a substantial redefinition of the organisation's international ambitions. Attempting to carve out a new role as a key foreign and security policy actor in international politics, the EU has been involved in peace negotiations across the globe. Here, Taylan Ozgur Kaya looks at how this is enacted, with particular reference to the Middle East peace process. Expanding its political, diplomatic, economic and security role in the region, the EU, whilst still being the junior partner to the US, has increasingly played a more conspicuous role in the attempts to resolve (or at least mediate) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Bearing this in mind, Kaya examines to what extent the EU manages to live up to its self-image as a key player in conflict resolution and crisis management in the region and beyond. With the financial and diplomatic future of Europe ever more in the spotlight, this book will appeal both to researchers of the Peace Process and to policy-makers.

Author : Christian-Peter Hanelt,Almut Möller
Publisher : Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783867932387

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Bound to Cooperate - Europe and the Middle East II by Christian-Peter Hanelt,Almut Möller Pdf

The Middle East is a region of crises, conflicts and wars as much as it is a region of great potential and opportunity. However, the European Union and its member states have not yet found a viable strategic approach to meet both the challenges and opportunities in their immediate neighbourhood. The Europeans have not yet developed sufficient foreign and security policy mechanisms to pursue their interests effectively. How the European Union can support economic and political transformation processes throughout the region and thus contribute to a more stable, more prosperous and more democratic Middle East remains the subject of intense debate. The objective of this book is to provide a platform for this debate about the European Union's future role as a player in the Middle East, at a crucial moment in EU-U.S.-Middle East relations. As the European Union re-organizes its Mediterranean policies and the United States vote a new president into office, the authors of this book discuss a wide range of topics related to European foreign policy in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region, Europe's role in the Arab-Israeli conflict and the state of transformation processes in the region.

Author : Benedetta Voltolini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317536246

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Lobbying in EU Foreign Policy-making by Benedetta Voltolini Pdf

This book examines lobbying in EU foreign policy-making and the activities of non-state actors (NSAs), focusing on EU foreign policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It sheds light on the interactions between the EU and NSAs as well as the ways in which NSAs attempt to shape EU foreign policies. By analysing issues that have not yet received systematic attention in the literature, this book offers new insights into lobbying in EU foreign policy, EU relations surrounding the conflict and the EU’s broader role in the peace process. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political science, international relations, EU politics, EU foreign policy-making, Middle East studies and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Author : Patrick Müller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136597367

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EU Foreign Policymaking and the Middle East Conflict by Patrick Müller Pdf

This book examines the interplay between the national and the European levels in EU foreign policymaking, focusing on the Middle East. European engagement in peacemaking in the Middle East dates back to foreign-policy cooperation in the early 1970s. Following the launch of the peace process in 1991, the EU and its Member States further stepped up their involvement in conflict resolution, focusing on one central area of EU engagement – the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This book covers the period from the beginning of the peace process in 1991 until 2008, and focuses on the actions of the big three Member States: Germany, France and the UK. Using the Europeanization concept as framework of analysis, the book examines the problematic dynamics between these Member States’ national foreign-policy models and the construction of a common European conflict-resolution policy. It also provides interesting new insights into the EU’s international role and potential, addressing the often neglected question of how Europeanization effects help to mitigate some of the classical limitations of European foreign policymaking. The book will be of great interest to students of EU policy, Middle Eastern Politics, peace and conflict resolution, security studies and IR.

Author : Sharon Pardo,Joel Peters
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739127551

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Uneasy Neighbors by Sharon Pardo,Joel Peters Pdf

This book offers an analysis of the dynamics of Israeli-European relations and discusses significant developments in that relationship from the late 1950s through to the present day. The emphasis is placed on five broad themes that address different dimensions of the relationship: 1) Israeli-E.U. relations and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; 2) Israeli-E.U. relations in a multilateral context; 3) the bilateral nature of Israeli-E.U. relations; 4) Israeli (mis)perceptions of the E.U.; 5) the future of Israeli-E.U. relations.

Author : Münevver Cebeci
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739147191

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Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy by Münevver Cebeci Pdf

Issues in European Union and U.S. Foreign Policy, edited by MYnevver Cebeci, represents a timely attempt at analyzing EU and US foreign policy over a wide range of issues through a comparative approach. It involves theory-guided empirical research and analyzes several thematic issues within the specific context of selected geographical issue areas. It focuses on_and actually proposes_a broader framework of cooperation and coordination for the EU and the US.

Author : Sonia Lucarelli,Lorenzo Fioramonti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135239497

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External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor by Sonia Lucarelli,Lorenzo Fioramonti Pdf

Examines how the EU is perceived in the US; the Middle East; Russia; China; India; Brazil; South Africa; the World Bank; WTO; UN; Al Jazeera and International NGOs and explores the impact of these perceptions for the global role of the EU.

Author : Paolo Foradori,Paolo Rosa,Riccardo Scartezzini
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739116436

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Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy by Paolo Foradori,Paolo Rosa,Riccardo Scartezzini Pdf

Managing a Multilevel Foreign Policy is a helpful resource for enhancing current understanding of the European Union as an emerging actor in the global system. It introduces and examines the latest developments in the fields of EU foreign, security, and defense policies, providing a complete overview of the ways in which the EU has grown as a global actor with a significant impact on international affairs.

Author : Bremberg, Niklas,Danielson, August,Hedling, Elsa,Michalski, Anna
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789907551

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The Everyday Making of EU Foreign and Security Policy by Bremberg, Niklas,Danielson, August,Hedling, Elsa,Michalski, Anna Pdf

This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This cutting-edge book explores the practices and socialization of the everyday foreign policy making in the European Union (EU), focusing on the individuals who shape and implement the Common Foreign and Security Policy despite a growing dissension among member states.

Author : Catherine Charrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Elections
ISBN : 1138089788

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The EU, Hamas and the 2006 Palestinian Elections by Catherine Charrett Pdf

This book addresses how institutional and diplomatic rituals shaped the European Union's sanction of Hamas after the latter's success in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections. Through a lens of performance and performativity it explains how socialisation and the duress of performative rituals shapes agency and prevents the possibility of being creative with policy initiatives when confronted with difficult decisions. Interviews with senior Hamas representatives, EU bureaucrats, members of the European External Action Service, and electoral observers from Palestine and Europe, in addition to ethnographic research in Gaza and in Brussels, recreate the details of the failed diplomacy between Hamas and the EU. The book explores the social and visual cultures and discourses that shape the recognition of contemporary subjects, and it presents Hamas's response to being treated as a terrorist movement. It advances queer and postcolonial understandings of European-Palestinian political encounter by interrogating the bureaucratic and professional pressures that shape the political agency of EU civil servants and the recognition of Palestinian politics. This is a performative and interdisciplinary text; it juxtaposes empirical investigation, with critical theory, performance art and everyday experiences. It will appeal to students of International Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, Middle-East Area Studies, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Analysis and Gender Studies.