The Arab Spring as a Reset Opportunity for Relations of the European Union with its Southern Neighborhood Cover Image

Arabska Wiosna jako szansa na reset w relacjach Unii Europejskiej z jej południowym sąsiedztwem
The Arab Spring as a Reset Opportunity for Relations of the European Union with its Southern Neighborhood

Author(s): Michał Skorzycki
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: European Union; Arab Spring; CFSP; North Africa

Summary/Abstract: The chain of revolts in Maghreb and Mashriq countries has compelled the European Union to redefine the assumptions of its policy towards the region in question. The sluggish reaction of European states to the developments known as „the Arab Spring” has shown that they see those events as a source of threat to European interests. This paper attempts to indicate the erroneousness of this conviction and submit arguments supporting the thesis that the aforementioned changes should be understood as a chance for resuming the EU’s dialogue with its southern neighbors, a dialogue that Brussels is currently not able to continue as a result of the EU’s current paralysis in the Mediterranean area.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-89
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish