Israel&#039;s European policy after the Cold War

Dr. Stefan Ahlswede

doi:10.5771/9783845219189

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Bibliographic data

Publication year: 2009
Publication date: 01.09.2009
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-4817-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-1918-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Düsseldorfer Schriften zu Internationaler Politik und Völkerrecht
Volume: 6
Language: German
Pages: 331
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
Abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 12
1. Scientific interest No access Pages 13 - 15
2. State of research No access Pages 15 - 16
3. The case studies No access Pages 16 - 18
4. 1. What we need: form follows function No access Pages 18 - 21
  2. The research design: structured empiricism No access Pages 21 - 26
  3. The data basis No access Pages 26 - 27
5. General outline No access Pages 27 - 28
1. 1. 1. Global system No access
    2. 1. The Middle Eastern regional system No access
      2. The greater EU system No access
      3. The Euro-Mediterranean and Mediterranean systems No access
      4. The EU No access
    3. 1. Relations with EU member states No access
      2. Relations with Israel’s neighbours No access
      3. Relations with other states No access
    4. 1. Relations with the United States No access
      2. EC/EU Middle East policy No access
        EU Mediterranean policy No access
      3. Israeli-Palestinian relations No access
  2. 1. Military capability No access
    2. Economic capability No access
    3. Political structure No access
    4. Competing elites No access
    5. Interest groups No access
2. 1. 1. Israel’s European trauma No access
  2. 1. Being special No access
    2. Israel’s reaction to being special No access
    3. The rebellious victim No access
3. 1. Primacy of security No access Pages 57 - 57
  2. Victims nevermore No access
  3. Resistance to sanctions/limited compliance No access Pages 58 - 58
1. 1. Motivation of the European Parliament No access Pages 59 - 65
  2. Background of Israel’s position No access Pages 65 - 66
  3. Background of Israel’s counterproductive behaviour No access Pages 66 - 70
  4. 1. Genscher No access
    2. Rhetoric No access
    3. Threats No access
    4. Lobbyism in Brussels No access
    5. Hibernation No access
    6. Embassy to the EC No access
  5. The actors No access Pages 75 - 76
  6. Conclusion No access Pages 76 - 77
2. 1. 1. US role No access
    2. Aid for the region No access
    3. Tame the EC, have France controlled No access
    4. Role of the Kuwait crisis No access
    5. Keep EC amused, safeguard the upgrading of relations No access
  2. Levy’s perception of what was agreed upon with the EC in June No access Pages 85 - 87
  3. The actors No access Pages 87 - 88
  4. Conclusion No access Pages 88 - 89
3. 1. Israel’s motivation to agree No access Pages 89 - 97
  2. The actors No access Pages 97 - 98
4. The EU’s special envoy to the Middle East No access Pages 98 - 104
5. 1. Nature and aims of the EMP No access Pages 104 - 106
  2. An assessment after ten years No access Pages 106 - 108
  3. Israel’s perspective No access Pages 108 - 113
6. A third leg – Counterbalance a possible decrease of American commitment No access Pages 113 - 119
7. 1. The ministerial officials No access Pages 119 - 121
  2. The politicians No access Pages 121 - 123
  3. Administrative units No access Pages 123 - 124
  4. Private interest groups No access Pages 124 - 124
1. The 1975 Free Trade and Cooperation Agreement No access Pages 125 - 127
2. 1. The causes and implications of the trade deficit with the EC No access Pages 127 - 130
  2. The dynamics of further European integration No access Pages 130 - 132
3. The history of scientific cooperation with the EC No access Pages 132 - 134
4. 1. Excursion: the EC agrees to negotiations – a success of Israeli policy? No access Pages 134 - 144
  2. Exploratory talks No access Pages 144 - 146
5. 1. 1. Excursion: implications of EEA status No access
    2. EFTA or EEA status? No access
  2. 1. Peace dividend No access
    2. More favourable rules of origin No access
    3. Access to the EU’s public procurement markets No access
    4. Mutual recognition of diplomas and standards No access
    5. Harmonisation in financial services No access
    6. Better access for agricultural products No access
    7. Admission to the EU’s Fourth Framework Programme for Research and Development No access
    8. Political dialogue No access
    9. Boost European investments No access
6. 1. The dispute on rules of origin No access Pages 160 - 164
  2. The dispute on public procurement No access Pages 164 - 166
  3. The dispute on agricultural products No access Pages 166 - 167
  4. The dispute on financial services No access Pages 167 - 170
  5. 1. Further vision: EEA status No access
  6. The dispute on the EU’s R&D programme No access Pages 174 - 179
  7. Sign or keep negotiating? No access Pages 179 - 186
7. 1. 1. The deficit argument No access
    2. 1. Compensate No access
      2. Inversion No access
      3. A policy change? No access
    3. The moral argument No access
  2. Sanctions, threats and retaliation No access Pages 193 - 195
  3. 1. Marketing tour of Rabin and Peres No access
    2. The German channel No access
    3. 1. Israel’s motivation No access
      2. History of the declaration No access
      3. Criticism of the Essen Declaration No access
      4. Nothing has become of the declaration No access
    4. The name of the agreement No access
8. 1. The ministerial officials No access Pages 202 - 205
  2. The Inter-Ministerial Director Generals’ Committee for Economic International Affairs No access Pages 205 - 207
  3. 1. 1. Peres’ inter-ministerial panel No access
      2. The Prime Minister No access
    2. Politicians in implementation No access
  4. A special case: Avi Primor No access Pages 211 - 212
  5. The role of private interest groups No access Pages 212 - 215
9. 1. Has Israel achieved its aims? No access Pages 215 - 218
  2. Why has Israel been successful? No access Pages 218 - 220
  3. Conflicting visions No access Pages 220 - 221
  4. 1. Ill-preparedness No access
    2. Structural coordination deficit No access
    3. Peres’ and the Foreign Ministry’s weakness No access
    4. Israel’s clout No access
1. 1. Self-conception of Israel vis-à-vis Europe No access Pages 226 - 228
  2. 1. Readiness to explain EU behaviour with anti-Semitism No access
  3. Misperceptions and policy failure No access Pages 231 - 232
2. 1. 1. The role of the Foreign Minister No access
    2. The role of the Prime Minister No access
    3. The role of further cabinet members No access
  2. 1. The Professionals No access
  3. Bureaucratic units No access Pages 237 - 237
  4. 1. Role of the Knesset No access
    2. Interest groups No access
    3. Competing elites No access
  5. Structures and processes No access Pages 239 - 239
3. 1. Preventing an EU political role No access Pages 239 - 243
  2. The EU as the facilitator of peace No access Pages 243 - 247
  3. Use the EU’s good services No access Pages 247 - 250
  4. EEA status No access Pages 250 - 251
  5. Recognition of Europeanness No access Pages 251 - 251
  6. Has Israel achieved its aims? No access Pages 251 - 253
4. The role of the US No access Pages 253 - 254
5. 1. The German channel No access Pages 254 - 255
  2. Portray behaviour as if caused by EU attitude: the issue of the deportees No access Pages 255 - 257
  3. Virtual implementation No access Pages 257 - 258
  4. Hibernation No access Pages 258 - 259
  5. Token role of the EU No access Pages 259 - 261
  6. Bounded slippage and emergencism No access Pages 261 - 262
  7. Politics and economics shall not be linked? No access Pages 262 - 262
1. Has Israel’s European Policy changed? No access Pages 263 - 267
2. 1. Conflicting aims: contain Europe or embrace Europe? No access Pages 267 - 268
  2. Incompatible visions: European or Middle Eastern? No access Pages 268 - 270
  3. Incompatible notions: European or special? No access Pages 270 - 272
  4. Incompatible perspectives on appropriate foreign behaviour No access Pages 272 - 274
3. 1. 1. Full EU membership No access
  2. The future of the EU’s contribution No access Pages 278 - 280
4. Usefulness of our model No access Pages 280 - 280
Persons interviewed No access Pages 281 - 284
Reference List No access Pages 285 - 322
Index No access Pages 323 - 331