External Governance as Security Community Building: The Limits and Potential of the European Neighbourhood Policy (The European Union in International Affairs)

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was initially intended to create ℓ́ℓa ring of friends surrounding the Union, from Morocco to Russia and the Black Seaℓ́ℓ (Prodi, 2002). Today, however, the ever-worsening security situation in the region clearly shows that the aim has not been achieved. With wars in Ukraine, Syria and Libya, the Unionℓ́ℓs neighbourhood can therefore better be described as ℓ́ℓa ring of fireℓ́ℓ. Does this means that the policy has failed and that an alternative policy towards the EUℓ́ℓs neighbours is needed? Or should these developments be seen as temporary setbacks caused by external factors beyond EU control? By comparing the EUℓ́ℓs approach to its eastern and southern neighbours, this volume seeks to answer such overarching questions. The authors find that the EU still has a potential role to play in providing regional security, but that this role also risks being increasingly undermined if it does not increasingly take into account the broader geostrategic realities in both regions The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was initially intended to create ĺla ring of friends surrounding the Union, from Morocco to Russia and the Black Seaĺl (Prodi, 2002). Today, however, the ever-worsening security situation in the region clearly shows that the aim has not been achieved. With wars in Ukraine, Syria and Libya, the Unionĺls neighbourhood can therefore better be described as ĺla ring of fireĺl. Does this means that the policy has failed and that an alternative policy towards the EUĺls neighbours is needed? Or should these developments be seen as temporary setbacks caused by external factors beyond EU control? By comparing the EUĺls approach to its eastern and southern neighbours, this volume seeks to answer such overarching questions. The authors find that the EU still has a potential role to play in providing regional security, but that this role also risks being increasingly undermined if it does not increasingly take into account the broader geostrategic realities in both regions Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction: The European Neighbourhood Policy: An Instrument for Security Community-Building....Pages 1-17 Extending the EU’s Security Community Amidst Conflict: The Case of Ukraine....Pages 19-48 The EU’s Eastern Partnership with Moldova: A ‘Best-Case’ Scenario for EU Security Community-Building?....Pages 49-77 Building a Security Community in the EU’s Neighbourhood? Experiences from Georgia....Pages 79-105 Security Community-Building in Times of Crisis: Morocco, the ENP, and Practices of Mutual Responsiveness....Pages 107-134 The EU Quest for a Security Community with the Southern Neighbours: EU–Tunisia Relations....Pages 135-162 Jordan, the European Neighbourhood Policy, and Commonalities of Interest: Building a Security Partnership Rather Than a Security Community....Pages 163-186 Comparisons and Conclusions....Pages 187-204 Back Matter....Pages 205-218 Annotation The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was initially intended to create 'a ring of friends surrounding the Union, from Morocco to Russia and the Black Sea' (Prodi, 2002). Today, however, the ever-worsening security situation in the region clearly shows that the aim has not been achieved. With wars in Ukraine, Syria and Libya, the Union's neighbourhood can therefore better be described as 'a ring of fire'. Does this means that the policy has failed and that an alternative policy towards the EU's neighbours is needed? Or should these developments be seen as temporary setbacks caused by external factors beyond EU control? By comparing the EU's approach to its eastern and southern neighbours, this volume seeks to answer such overarching questions Pernille Rieker, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.