Third World Quarterly · 2007 · 39 citations · 2 references
Social SciencesInternational RelationsPolitical ScienceDiplomacyInternational OrganizationsInternational SecurityCoercive DiplomacyEuropean IntegrationEuropean Security StudiesInternational CooperationNuclear CoercionNuclear Weapons PolicyEuropean RelationsEuropean Security PolicyEuropean Union PoliticsEuropean Union TreatiesIranian DiplomacyNato RelationsNuclear DiplomacyNuclear Nonproliferation Diplomacy
Abstract The European Union has been the main international actor trying to contain the Iranian nuclear programme. In 2003, for the first time ever, the EU-3 adopted a coercive diplomatic approach vis-à-vis Iran. The current article begins with an analysis of the concept of coercive diplomacy before applying it to the Iranian case. In so doing, the article aims to make an interim assessment of the European (EU-3) effort.
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