ISBN : 2747595269
WHERE AND WHY DOES THE EU IMPOSE SANCTIONS?
This article explores whether the EU behaves differentlY as a sanctioning actor towards its geographic viciniry than to regions further afield It looks at the security relevance of the objectives advanced by sanctions, as well as the interplay between objectives and the geographil' proximity of the targets to the EU in its autonomous sanctions practice (1987-2003). It identifies a pattern of geographic differentiation: Eastern Europe has been targeted for the widest variery of reasons, while in the Southern Mediterranean the onlY focus has been on terrorism. In Asia and S ub-S aharan Africa most sanctions have been geared towards the promotion of democrary and Human Rights...