Between Pragmatism and Principles – EU and the Consolidation of Authoritarianism in its Southern Neighbourhood
Between Pragmatism and Principles – EU and the Consolidation of Authoritarianism in its Southern Neighbourhood

Author(s): Sara Nowacka
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Developing nations
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Keywords: Arab Spring; Maghreb countries;
Summary/Abstract: The way the EU policy towards its southern neighbourhood was changing after the Arab spring emphasises efficiency of Arab leaders’ consolidating authoritarian rule in the region. Although these autocrats are important EU partners in areas of security and migration, it is likely that their regional interventionism and increase in repressions will influence further destabilisation. To counter the challenges these autocrats’ actions pose for the EU, it could develop a special kind of partnership for its reform-prone neighbours and acknowledge conflicting interests with some of Arab most powerful and authoritarian states.

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