Full Description
This book looks at European Union (EU)'s attempts to manage the risks associated with nuclear
non-proliferation and assesses its performance and external challenges. The introductory
section delves into current academic scholarship, elucidating the concepts of contestation and
performance. The second section provides an overview of the historical and institutional
evolution, and the third scrutinises the performance. The final section examines present policy,
with case studies on the EU's bilateral relations with Iran and India. Adopting a focus on both
the development and performance of the EU's non-proliferation and disarmament policy, as
well as its contestation from non-Western countries, this book provides a solid and innovative
contribution to existing debates on both the EU's non-proliferation and foreign policy. The
book will appeal to scholars, researchers, and practitioners of International Relations, European
Union Studies, and Nuclear Non-proliferation, as it provides an analysis of the intricacy of the
EU's non-proliferation policy, offering fresh perspectives and empirical evidence.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Contents
Part I: Historical and Political Context
Chapter 1. The History of Nuclear Programmes and Non-proliferation in Europe
Chapter 2. The Institutional Set-up of the European Union's Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy: The EU as a Normative Power
Part II: EU Action in the Nuclear Non-proliferation RegimeChapter 3. The EU and the NPT Review Conferences
Chapter 4. The EU, Export Controls, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group
Chapter 5. The EU's Assistance for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
Chapter 6. The EU and Nuclear Disarmament
Part III: The EU in the Face of Proliferation CrisesChapter 7. The EU and Iran's Nuclear Programme
Chapter 8. The EU and India's Nuclear Programme
Conclusion
