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2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Can the European Union (EU) secure the confidence of the Middle Eastern masses while being perceived as the ally and accomplice of two main adversaries of the Arab population, namely the Israeli state and the authoritarian Arab regimes, which are rightly accused to be violating international law and the same principles of good governance that the EU is purportedly promoting in the Middle East? Europe's inaccurate identification of suitable partners, within Arab civil society or opposition movements, and, most notably, its chronic inability in establishing meaningful relations with the emerging generation of moderate Islamic actors, has impacted negatively upon the EU's image in the Middle East, diminishing significantly the effectiveness of its regional policies.
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