Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean

This volume draws together academics and think tank experts to explore the revised European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and EU Global Strategy (EUGS) towards the Southern Neighborhood, in the context of the Arab Uprisings and conflict, counter-terrorism cooperation, the Mediterranean refugee crisis, energy developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, shifting interactions with and between international partners, and the fallout from Covid-19. Covering aspects such as actorness, power and alliances, history, socioeconomics, domestic politics, regime security, and the regional security complex, the authors provide a comprehensive and theoretically rich analysis of EU policy inputs, southern neighborhood interests and responses, as well as new strategy proposals aimed at enhancing human security. The volume will appeal to European and Middle East studies students, international relations scholars and policy professionals alike.

Chapter 6 Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Resources is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via Springerlink.

Brings together top experts and scholars from around the Euro-Mediterranean region Tackles timely issues about the impact of Covid 19 on EU-MENA relations Examines important topics from security threats, migration and energy to counter-terrorism cooperation, and relations with Turkey and Russia

Autorentext

Robert Mason is Associate Professor and Director of the Middle East Studies Center at The American University in Cairo 2016-19.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Security Threats from the Southern Mediterranean as Viewed by Europe: A Comparative Analysis of the 'long year' of 1979 and the 2010s.- Governance and Threat Perception in the Southern Neighborhood.- EU Counterterrorism Cooperation with the MENA: Optimal or Suboptimal?.- Migration and the Mediterranean: The 'European Refugee Crisis' and the EU's Response.- Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Resources.- Russia in Syria and the Middle East: Tactics Disguised as a Strategy?.- Redefining Turkey's Role in Mediterranean Politics: An Ambitious Player Among Hostile Neighbors.- European - North African Security: The Complexity of Cooperation.- International and Gulf State Influence in the Southern Mediterranean.- Rethinking the EU Approach.