Source: FRIDE
As violence and instability spreads across the Middle East and North Africa, the European Union recognises its failings in this region. The EU is currently reviewing its strategy towards its neighbours, and there are growing calls for the Union to develop a more geopolitical approach to protecting its strategic interests in the Middle East. A commitment to mould EU policies to the geopolitical complexities of the Middle East would be welcome – and indeed long overdue. But the challenge for European policymakers will be to give EU policies a more strategic edge without excessively focusing on stability over political reform.The EU’s Geopolitical Crossroads in the Middle East
The EU should tailor its Middle East policies to European strategic interests, while avoiding an excessive focus on stability over reform.
published by on March 12, 2015
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