Title: The EU and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons : strategies, policies, actions /
Authors: Bourantonis, Dimitris; Blavoukos, Spyros,; Bourantonis, Dimitris,; Portela, Clara,; Blavoukos, Spyros.; Portela, Clara.
Year: 2015
Subjects: Nuclear nonproliferation Government policy European Union countries.; Nuclear industry Government policy European Union countries.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.; Nuclear industry Government policy; Nuclear nonproliferation Government policy; European Union countries
Abstract: "The vast majority of the existing literature on the emerging role of the EU as a non-proliferation actor exhibits only the most tertiary engagement with theory. This collection intends to redress this imbalance by placing the role of the EU in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons within an analytical framework inspired by the emerging body of literature on the performance of international organisations (IOs). The volume provides an in-depth exploration of the EU's performance in key fields of non-proliferation: the multilateral strand of the NPT and the technology control regimes, bilateral relations - with a focus on the transatlantic partnership - and EU internal governance"--
Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- PART I INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- 1. Introduction; Clara Portela, Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis -- 2. Capturing the EU International Performance: An Analytical Framework; Spyros Blavoukos -- PART II: THE EU NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY: BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION -- 3. The International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Framework under the NPT and Related Instruments; Dimitris Bourantonis -- 4. European Union Non-Proliferation Policies Before and After the 2003 Strategy: Continuity and Change; Clara Portela and Benjamin Kienzle -- 5. A Practitioner's View: The EU Strategy on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; Gerrard Quille -- PART III: EU MULTILATERIAL INTERACTIONS -- 6. The European Union and its Performance in the NPT Negotiations: Consistency, Change and Challenges; Megan Dee -- 7. The Role of the EU in Controlling Sensitive Nuclear Technologies; Oliver Meier -- 8. The Performance of the EU in External Nuclear Non-Proliferation Assistance; Lina Grip -- 9. The EU, the IAEA and the Comprehensive Approach; Lars-Erik Lundin -- PART IV: EU BILATERAL INTERACTIONS AND GOVERNANCE -- 10. The US-EU Management of Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century: How Strategic a Strategic Partnership?; James Sperling -- 11. EU Strategies to Tackle the Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Issues; Clara Portela -- 12. Institutions and Epistemic Networks in the EU's Non-Proliferation Governance; Kamil Zwolski -- PART V: CONCLUSIONS -- 13 Assessing the EU Performance; Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis and Clara Portela.