Where and why does the EU impose sanctions?
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
3-2005
Abstract
This article explores whether the EU behaves differently as a sanctioning actor towards its geographic vicinity than to regions further afield. It looks at the security relevance of the objectives advanced by sanctions, as well as the interplay between objectives and the geographic proximity of the targets to the EU in its autonomous sanctions practice (1987-2003). It identifies a pattern of geographic differentiation: Eastern Europe has been targeted for the widest variety of reasons, while in the Southern Mediterranean the only focus has been on terrorism. In Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa most sanctions have been geared towards the promotion of democracy and Human Rights.
Discipline
International Relations | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Politique Européenne
Issue
17
First Page
83
Last Page
111
ISSN
1623-6297
Identifier
10.3917/poeu.017.0083
Citation
PORTELA, Clara.(2005). Where and why does the EU impose sanctions?. Politique Européenne, (17), 83-111.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2153
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3917/poeu.017.0083