Europe and the Arab world: Neighbours and uneasy partners in a highly conflictual context

International Politics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 434-452

  Harders, Cilja ^a   Jünemann, Annette ^b   Khatib, Lina ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HELMUT SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arab world; Democracy; EU Global strategy; Euro Mediterranean politics; Security

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICS; REGIONAL SECURITY; TERRORISM;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; EUROPE;

EID: 85019540488     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: 17403898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41311-017-0047-7     Document Type: Article

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