The Foreign Policies Of The European Union's Mediterranean States And Applicant Countries In The 1990s (university Of Reading European And International Studies)

The book analyses the foreign policies of EU Mediterranean states and applicants in the context of wider EU-Mediterranean relations. It provides a unique comparative analysis of current members and applicant Mediterranean states in the 1990s at a time when EU processes of enlargement and integration raise fundamental needs to define interests of the EU in its Southern and Eastern relationships. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction: The Mediterranean in Perspective....Pages 1-21 The European Union and Mediterranean Member States....Pages 22-39 France’s Foreign Policy in the Mediterranean....Pages 40-72 Italy and the Mediterranean in the 1990s....Pages 73-97 Spain and the Mediterranean....Pages 98-112 The Making of Portugal’s Mediterranean Policy....Pages 113-139 The Model of Foreign Policy-Making in Greece: Personalities versus Institutions....Pages 140-170 Cyprus Foreign and Security Policy: Options and Challenges....Pages 171-194 Malta’s Foreign Policy in the 1990s....Pages 195-249 Turkey and the Mediterranean....Pages 250-294 Europe and the Middle East Peace Process: Emerging from the Sidelines....Pages 295-316 Back Matter....Pages 317-338 Analyzes the policies in the context of wider relations between the European Union and the Mediterranean region and of the enlargement and integration of the Union. After an introduction to the region in the 1990s, presents case studies dealing with the key actors in the formulation of Union policy concerning the Mediterranean as well as the foreign policies of the southern states. The member states considered include France as well as Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. The prospective members are Turkey and the islands of Cyprus and Malta. A final contribution examines the European Union's role in the Middle East peace process as an illustration of the challenges it faces in the region. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The essays collected here provide a series of case studies dealing with both the key actors in the formulation of EU Mediterranean policy and of foreign policies of southern European states. They provide a unique comparative analysis of current members and applicant Mediterranean states in the 1990s at a time when EU processes of enlargement and integration raise fundamental needs to define interests of the EU in its Southern and Eastern relationships. "The book analyses the foreign policies of EU Mediterranean states and applicants in the context of wider EU-Mediterranean relations. It provides a comparative analysis of current members and applicant Mediterranean states in the 1990s at a time when EU processes of enlargement and integration make it necessary to evaluate the importance of EU southern relationships."--BOOK JACKET.