The EU and the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: The Way to Thessaloniki and Beyond

This paper discusses EU policies against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The author states that at the beginning of the century, the EU began taking steps against the spread of nuclear weapons within its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). In June 2003, the European Co...

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Main Author: PORTELA, Clara
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1198
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2454/viewcontent/prif65.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This paper discusses EU policies against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The author states that at the beginning of the century, the EU began taking steps against the spread of nuclear weapons within its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). In June 2003, the European Council adopted its first draft strategy against the proliferation of WMDs. In order to assess the significance of the strategy, the paper presents and evaluates the Union’s record in the field, reviews the strategy and makes suggestions as to how it can be improved.