The Role of the EU and China in the Security Architecture of the Middle East

Bibliographic Data

ID22192050
AuthorsJulia Gurol (0000-0003-4642-8013, University of Freiburg, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue1
Pages18-34
Publication date2020-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2576-5949 • E-ISSN: 2576-5957
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/25765949.2020.1728969
OpenAlexW3007138894
LanguageEN
Citations received4

For decades, contradicting foreign policy principles, including state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference have hindered cooperation between the EU and China beyond the economic realm. However, since the establishment of the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation (2013) we observe a shift towards cooperation. For instance, China and the EU have expressed the desire to collaborate on security issues in the Middle East. The paper argues that although EU and China follow different trajectories in the Middle East, they play complementary roles for the region’s security. It takes a role-theoretic perspective to assess the changing security roles of the EU and China in the Middle East, ascribed to them by external and internal expectations and shows in two exemplary cases the complementarity of the EU’s and China’s roles in the region. The analysis draws on policy documents, expert interviews and secondary literature. The paper concludes with a discussion of the findings against the backdrop of growing tensions between the EU and China

Business · China · East Asia · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · International trade · Middle East · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sociology · Sovereignty · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law

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