Transatlantic Allies and the Changing Middle East
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Arab Israeli Dispute
Arab Israeli Peace Process
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Common EU Policy
Diplomatic action
Dual Containment
Economic containment
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EU Export
EU Foreign Policy
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EU's Ability
EU's CFSP.
EU's Rotating Presidency
European attitudes
European foreign relations
European NATO Ally
EU’s Ability
EU’s CFSP.
EU’s Rotating Presidency
Great EU Involvement
international sanctions analysis
Middle East Peace Process
Middle East policy
NATO Enlargement
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NATO's Future
NATO's North Atlantic Council
NATO's Role
NATO's Secretary General
NATO’s Future
NATO’s North Atlantic Council
NATO’s Role
NATO’s Secretary General
OPEC Embargo
Saddam Hussein's military containment
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South Pars Gas Field
Transatlantic Differences
Transatlantic Disagreement
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Western policy coordination in Middle East
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- ISBN 9781138452572
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Nov 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Since the mid-1990s, US and European attitudes, strategies and policies towards the Middle East have diverged. In the Middle East peace process, Europeans have grown frustrated with the lack of progress and with Washington‘s near-monopoly on diplomatic action, and have begun to demand a greater role. On Iraq, the US insists on strong military and economic containment of Saddam Hussein, while some Europeans have started to press for a more rapid reintegration of Iraq into the international community and are reluctant to use or threaten force. The issue of how to deal with Iran has been most divisive of all, with the US and Europe deeply divided over whether they should contain, or engage, Tehran. Transatlantic tensions over the Middle East are damaging for three main reasons. They reduce the effectiveness of allied policies; undermine NATO‘s cohesion when its future is no longer guaranteed by a common threat; and threaten to spill over into the economic domain. This paper examines the reasons for these potentially damaging differences, assesses the prospects for improving transatlantic cooperation in the region and suggests approaches that may help to bring this about. Its main policy conclusions are:On the Arab Israeli conflict, as long as the peace process is moving forward, or has reasonable prospects of doing so, the US is probably right that Europe‘s formal involvement in direct peace talks would not be helpful, particularly if such a role aimed to promote policies different from those of the US. If the peace process stalls completely, however, it will be difficult for Washington to justify opposing a more active European role. On Iraq, the US-led policy of containment is correct, and economic sanctions should remain in place until Baghdad complies fully with UN Security Council disarmament resolutions. However, in exchange for Europe‘s agreement to contribute to Iraq‘s military containment, the US, like Europe, should abide by the letter and spirit
