Through the study of five ethno-political conflicts lying on or just beyond Europe's borders, this book analyzes the impact and effectiveness of EU foreign policy on conflict resolution. Conflict resolution features strongly as an objective of the European Union's foreign policy. In promoting this aim, the EU's geographical focus has rested primarily in its beleaguered backyard to the south and to the east. Taking a strong comparative approach, Nathalie Tocci explores the principal determinants of conflict dynamics in Cyprus, Turkey, Serbia-Montenegro, Israel-Palestine and Georgia in order to assess the impact of EU contractual ties on them. The volume includes topical analyzis based on first-hand experience, in-depth interviews with all the relevant actors and photography in ongoing conflict areas in the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans and the Caucasus. This revealing study shows that the gap between EU potential and effectiveness often rests in the specific manner in which the EU collectively chooses to conduct its contractual relations. The EU and Conflict Resolution will be of interest to all readers who wish to acquire an excellent understanding of the EU's impact on conflict contexts and will appeal to scholars of European politics, security studies and conflict resolution.
Author(s): Nathalie Tocci
Series: Routledge Uaces Contemporary European Studies
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 224
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Photographs......Page 9
Maps......Page 10
Tables......Page 11
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Abbreviations......Page 15
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 The EU’s role in conflict resolution: a framework of analysis......Page 24
3 The missed opportunity to promote reunification in Cyprus......Page 45
4 Ebbs and flows in the Europeanization of Turkey’s Kurdish question......Page 70
5 Mixed signals to Serbia and Montenegro......Page 95
6 The glaring gap between rhetoric and reality in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict......Page 117
7 Caught between neglect and competing mediation in Georgia’s secessionist conflicts......Page 143
8 Comparing the EU’s role in neighbourhood conflicts......Page 167
9 Conclusions......Page 190
Notes......Page 196
Bibliography......Page 201
Index......Page 212
