Publication

Sep 2010

This paper argues that a regulatory framework that takes account of the role of the European Union (EU) and its potential as an integrator of south riparian countries could be proposed. NATO, too, should play an important role now that France has again joined the military structures of the alliance. A transatlantic policy should be devised that not only involves the organizations in which European States and the United States already collaborate such as NATO, but also strengthens relations between the EU and NATO. The role of the United States is paramount because of the leverage it has on several Mediterranean countries, in particular Egypt, Israel, Morocco, and Turkey, and since it is one of the main military users of the Mediterranean. However, a common regulatory framework seems to be impossible for the time being, while cooperation on single issues appears to be much more feasible.

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Author Natalino Ronzitti
Series GMF-IAI Mediterranean Paper Series
Publisher German Marshall Fund of The United States (GMF)
Copyright © 2010 The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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