Insight Turkey
Insight Turkey
Challenging ideas
On Turkish politics and International affairs

Author

Abdurrahim Sıradağ

International University of Sarajevo, and Institute of Political Science, Leiden University,
Abdurrahim Sıradağ
The EU’s Security Policy Towards Africa: Causes, Rationales and Dynamics
October 1, 2012
This article explores the causes and dynamics impacting the development of the EU`s security policy on Africa. The changing global structure in Africa has influenced the EU’s foreign and security policy in Africa. The new global actors, such as China, India, Brazil, and Turkey have recently consolidated their political and economic relations with both African states and organisations with an impact on the EU’s approach to the continent. At the same time, the new challenges, like international terrorism and immigration, also left their mark on the EU’s policy in Africa. This article argues that the EU members’ economic interests have played a central role in developing the EU’s security policy towards Africa. Meanwhile, the new global threats and challenges and the emergence of new actors in Africa have also had an impact on the formulation and implementation of the EU’s security policy in Africa.

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