Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781138201040 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 196 str.

Cornelius Adebahr

Opis

The EU s approach to Iran has emerged as one of the few successes of European foreign policy. Still, its role in negotiations from 2003, as much as its broader approach to Iran, are generally poorly appreciated by policy-makers in Europe, the United States, and around the world. This book aims to explain the specifics of the EU s approach to Iran, taking into account both the complexity of European foreign policy, in particular within transatlantic relations, and Iran s (aspired) place in the international order. It provides an informed background to the special negotiation format that included a number of world powers as well as international bodies such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UN Security Council. Furthermore, it explains the regional power play shaped by unfolding events, from Afghanistan and Iraq to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) and Syria. Finally, it will provide an outlook on European post-nuclear deal strategies and offer conclusions on the effectiveness of Europe s multilateral approach to foreign policy. By looking at the EU s diplomatic activities towards Iran over more than a decade, the book focuses on Europe s actorness in international politics. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners involved or interested in the European Union, Iran, Foreign and Security policy, and more broadly to European Politics, Middle East studies and international relations."

O autorze

Cornelius Adebahr is a Political Analyst and entrepreneur based in Berlin, Germany, specializing on European foreign policy and transatlantic relations. He has consulted with political and academic institutions as well as international think tanks in Brussels, Tehran, and Washington, DC.