Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/256318 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comments No. 50/2014
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
In 2011, European politicians, diplomats, media, and publics enthusiastically embraced the so-called Arab Spring. The EU pledged to generously support trans-formation processes initiated in the region with a "3 M" approach, which would combine monetary support, market access, and increased mobility, as well as through a reinvigorated European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Yet, Europeans have not lived up to these promises. Against the backdrop of the Middle East and North Africa descending into ever greater levels of chaos and violence, the EU and its member states have been largely reduced to being bystanders, dealing with the symptoms of crises rather than impacting - let alone shaping - the path of developments. Yet, in view of an increasingly reluctant US government to provide regional stability, Europe has no choice but to address instability in its southern neighborhood. To be more effective actors, Europeans should revisit their priorities, underlying assumptions, policy frameworks, and instruments. (SWP Comments)
Document Type: 
Research Report

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