The EEC and Iran: From the Revolution of 1979 to the Launch of the Critical Dialogue in 1992

Claudia CASTIGLIONI

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2015-1-69

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- 1–4 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–4
- 5–12 Europe and the Mediterranean in the long 1980s Elena CALANDRI, Simone PAOLI Elena CALANDRI, Simone PAOLI 5–12
- 13–32 The Cold War as a Frontier:The Mediterranean Cleavages and the View from NATO, 1967-1982 Evanthis HATZIVASSILIOU Evanthis HATZIVASSILIOU 13–32
- 33–46 Images of the Mediterranean in Late 20th Century German Quality Press Karin LIEBHART Karin LIEBHART 33–46
- 47–68 Greece between Europe and the Mediterranean, 1981-1986.The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Greek-Libyan Relations as Case Studies Sofia PAPASTAMKOU Sofia PAPASTAMKOU 47–68
- 69–88 The EEC and Iran: From the Revolution of 1979 to the Launch of the Critical Dialogue in 1992 Claudia CASTIGLIONI Claudia CASTIGLIONI 69–88
- 89–108 Divergence in the Mediterranean.The Economic Relations Between the EC and the Arab Countries in the Long 1980s Massimiliano TRENTIN Massimiliano TRENTIN 89–108
- 109–124 Migration and Regional Interdependence in the Mediterranean, from the Early 1980s to the Mid 1990s Emmanuel COMTE Emmanuel COMTE 109–124
- 125–146 The Schengen Agreements and their Impact on Euro-Mediterranean RelationsThe Case of Italy and the Maghreb Simone PAOLI Simone PAOLI 125–146
- 147–174 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 147–174
- 175–180 PhD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 175–180
- 181–190 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 181–190
- 191–192 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 191–192
- 193–198 Books received – Livres reçus – Eingegangene Bücher 193–198
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 69 - 88

The EEC and Iran: From the Revolution of 1979 to the Launch of the Critical Dialogue in 1992

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Claudia CASTIGLIONI

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2015-1-69
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

The article explores the policy pursued by the European Economic Community and its members towards Iran, from the 1979 revolution to the launch of the first concrete attempt at normalization, the so-called Critical Dialogue of 1992. Drawing on British and French archives, the Archive of European Integration, memoirs, and monographs, the study looks at the impact the revolution had on the economic and political collaboration between Iran and the members of the EC. Secondly, it analyses the initiatives undertaken by the Community in response to the Iranian events, assessing the level of internal cohesiveness displayed by the EC when faced with the regime change and with the Iran-Iraq war. Thirdly, it analyses the impact of Cold War constraints and transatlantic ties on the formulation of EC policy. It argues that the EC members managed to give proof of (relative) cohesion and assertiveness when confronted with the pressure coming from Washington, with the uncertainty of the Iranian situation, and with the resulting difficulties in the protection of their economic interests, but failed to display the same cohesion when the priority shifted from preserving to
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