Bulletin n. 2-3/2012
October 2012-February 2013
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Lion Bustillo Javier
    ¿Por qué participan algunos Estados europeos en las operaciones de paz en el Líbano?
    in Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales , Número 24, diciembre 2012 ,  2012
    Over the last decades, some European members of the EEC/EU have participated in several peace operations in Lebanon, mainly under UN command, contradicting their usual reluctance towards these kind of interventions. As a result, it is important to understand the reasons for the specificity of the Lebanese case and the long-lasting European commitment towards this country. The main factors that justify these interventions are the interests of some Mediterranean countries (France, Italy, Spain), which have considered them as a means to spread their influence in the region and guarantee their own security, avoiding any escalation of violence that could spill over into Southern Europe. But there is also a link with the European normative approach, that tries to turn the Mediterranean into an area of cooperation, prosperity and security, given the fact that the resolution of the Middle East conflicts would be a prerequisite for the success of the Euro-Mediterranean policy. However, these objectives are not easy to conciliate, leading to a lack of coherence in the EU policy towards Lebanon.
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