The European Union and the Arab Region: A Realistic Portrait of Challenge

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  • Hikmat al-Abdulrahman

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European Union, Arab Region, Realism

Abstract

Book Title: The European Union and the Arab Region: A Realistic Portrait of Challenge . Author: Ahmed Qasem Hussein. Date of publication: 2021. Publisher: Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. No. of pages: 431. In Arabic literature, few scholarly works offer deep insight into the European Union’s policy and position on the Arab region. The subject of this review, The European Union and the Arab Region: A Realistic Portrait of Challenge , by Ahmed Qasem Hussein, is an exceptional study in this field due to the rich contribution it offers to this topic. The book consists of two separate but interconnected parts that, while complementary, can also be read independently. The first part traces the EU’s historical and political trajectory, guiding the reader through European decision-making mechanisms, while the second traces Europe’s interaction with and policy towards specific Arab issues. The book is distinguished by its unique analysis of the reverberations of EU policy in the Arab region, making it worthwhile reading for academics, experts, researchers, or any interested party. As a historical, political, and cultural contribution in the Arabic language, it is also significant to those who wish to delve deeper into history and politics of the EU.

References

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  2. Rosemary Hollis, “Europe and the Middle East: Had the EU Missed its Moment of Oppurtunity?” Ortadoğu Etütleri , vol. 2, no. 2 (January 2011), p. 35.
  3. Khaled al-Masry, Naẓariyyāt al-ʿIlāqāt al-Dawliyya (Damascus: Syrian International Academy for Training and Development, 2018).
  4. Silvia Colombo & Eduard Soler, “Europe and the ‘New’ Middle East, Geopolitical shifts and strategic choices,” Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies , vol. 23, no. 3 (2021), pp. 417-418.
  5. Khader Bishara, Urūbā wa-l-ʿālam al-ʿArabī: Ruʾya Naqdiyya lil-Siyāsāt al-Urūbiyya min 1957 Ilā 2014 , Akram Ali Hamdan (trans.) (Doha: Aljazeera Centre for Studies, 2016).
  6. Ibid., pp. 291-292.
  7. See: “Nadwa Niqāshiyya fī Kitāb ‘al-Ittiḥād al-Urūbī wa-l-Manṭiqa al-ʿArabiyya: al-Qaḍāyā al-Ishkāliyya min Manẓūr Wāqiʿī’,” Youtube , 23/2/2022, accessed on 30/4/2022, at: https://bit.ly/3dT9X1Z
  8. See his book on the EU: Hassan Nafaa, al-Ittiḥād al-Urūbī wa-l-Durūs al-Mustafāda ʿArabiyyan (Beirut: Center for Arab Unity Studies, 2004).
  9. I believe that David Mitrany’s functionalism theory offers theoretical grounds that help understand European integration and development.
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Vol. 5 No. 011 (2022): Issue 011

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