The EU and the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons - Strategies, Policies, Actions

The vast majority of the existing literature on the emerging role of the EU as a non-proliferation actor exhibits only the most tertiary engagement with theory. This collection intends to redress this imbalance by placing the role of the EU in the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons within an analytical framework inspired by the emerging body of literature on the performance of international organisations (IOs). The volume provides an in-depth exploration of the EU's performance in key fields of non-proliferation: the multilateral strand of the NPT and the technology control regimes, bilateral relations – with a focus on the transatlantic partnership - and EU internal governance.

PART I INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 1. Introduction; Clara Portela, Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis 2. Capturing the EU International Performance: An Analytical Framework; Spyros Blavoukos PART II: THE EU NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY: BACKGROUND AND EVOLUTION 3. The International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Framework under the NPT and Related Instruments; Dimitris Bourantonis 4. European Union Non-Proliferation Policies Before and After the 2003 Strategy: Continuity and Change; Clara Portela and Benjamin Kienzle 5. A Practitioner's View: The EU Strategy on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; Gerrard Quille PART III: EU MULTILATERIAL INTERACTIONS 6. The European Union and its Performance in the NPT Negotiations: Consistency, Change and Challenges; Megan Dee 7. The Role of the EU in Controlling Sensitive Nuclear Technologies; Oliver Meier 8. The Performance of the EU in External Nuclear Non-Proliferation Assistance; Lina Grip 9. The EU, the IAEA and the Comprehensive Approach; Lars-Erik Lundin PART IV: EU BILATERAL INTERACTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 10. The US-EU Management of Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century: How Strategic a Strategic Partnership?; James Sperling 11. EU Strategies to Tackle the Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Issues; Clara Portela 12. Institutions and Epistemic Networks in the EU's Non-Proliferation Governance; Kamil Zwolski PART V: CONCLUSIONS 13 Assessing the EU Performance; Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis and Clara Portela