Spyros Blavoukos

The EU and the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Strategies, Policies, Actions - The European Union in International Affairs Spyros Blavoukos

Marc Notes: This collection places the role of the EU in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons within an analytical framework inspired by the emerging body of literature on the performance of international organisations. Biographical Note: Spyros Blavoukos is Assistant Professor in the Department of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. He holds a PhD from the University of Essex. His research focuses on the analysis of international and European institutions with particular emphasis on the relations of the EU with international organizations. Dimitris Bourantonis is Professor of International and European Studies at the Department of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. His research focuses on the study of international institutions with emphasis on the UN and the EU, negotiation theory and practice. Clara Portela is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University. She holds a PhD from European University Institute, Florence. She is the recipient of the THESEUS Award for Promising Research in European Integration for her work on EU foreign policy. She has held visiting positions with Carleton University and Australian National University. Table of Contents: PART I INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 1. Introduction; Clara Portela, Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis2. Capturing the EU International Performance: An Analytical Framework; Spyros Blavoukos PART II: THE EU NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY: BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION3. The International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Framework under the NPT and Related Instruments; Dimitris Bourantonis4. European Union Non-Proliferation Policies Before and After the 2003 Strategy: Continuity and Change; Clara Portela and Benjamin Kienzle5. A Practitioner's View: The EU Strategy on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; Gerrard Quille PART III: EU MULTILATERIAL INTERACTIONS 6. The European Union and its Performance in the NPT Negotiations: Consistency, Change and Challenges; Megan Dee7. The Role of the EU in Controlling Sensitive Nuclear Technologies; Oliver Meier8. The Performance of the EU in External Nuclear Non-Proliferation Assistance; Lina Grip9. The EU, the IAEA and the Comprehensive Approach; Lars-Erik Lundin PART IV: EU BILATERAL INTERACTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 10. The US-EU Management of Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century: How Strategic a Strategic Partnership?; James Sperling11. EU Strategies to Tackle the Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Issues; Clara Portela12. Institutions and Epistemic Networks in the EU's Non-Proliferation Governance; Kamil ZwolskiPART V: CONCLUSIONS13 Assessing the EU Performance; Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis and Clara PortelaPublisher Marketing: Much of the literature on the emerging role of the EU as a non-proliferation actor has only a minimal engagement with theory. This collection aims to rectify this by placing the role of the EU in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons within an analytical framework inspired by emerging literature on the performance of international organisations.