| ID | 096850 |
| Title Proper | Unexpected EU leadership on landmines |
| Other Title Information | the influence of the Ottawa convention on the EU |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Costa, Oriol |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The European Union (EU) has led international politics on antipersonnel landmines (APLs) for a decade now, and its foreign policy in this domain is perceived as a success story. Nevertheless, at the beginning of the negotiations that led to the Ottawa Convention, the EU looked unable to play any relevant part. This article addresses the emergence of the EU's foreign policy on APLs by arguing, in a second image-reversed way, that the corresponding international regime has deeply influenced the EU. It has changed Member States' and EU institutions' preferences, and it has empowered pro-Ottawa and pro-integration actors. This article explores the intra-EU conditions that have facilitated this influence and the way in which the regime itself has shaped them. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Security Vol. 18, No. 3; Sep2009: p245-261 |
| Key Words | EU Foreign Policy ; Antipersonnel Landmines ; International Institutions |