@article{2015:telatar:the_europe,
title = {The European Union’s role in the maintenance of international peace and security in the 21st centuryGökhan TelatarThe European Union's role in the maintenance of international peace and security},
year = {2015},
note = {Foreign policy and security have been significant issues for the
European Union since its foundation, and the EU’s role in the
maintenance of international peace and security has been discussed
intensively. This article explores the international role and approach
of the EU in this area in the light of arguments in the relevant
literature and official statements of the EU. It goes on to
investigate whether the EU has succeeded in developing policies
corresponding to its international role and approach in the 21st
century within the framework of policies in regard to the Sec- ond
Gulf War; the issue of Iran’s nuclear activities; and the Arab
Spring. Additionally, the effects of these three issues on the
international role of the EU and on its ap- proach towards the
maintenance of international peace and security are also stud- ied. In
considering that the US has the leading role in all these three issues
as the hegemonic actor, the article explores whether the EU could be
an attraction centre in the international community as an alternative
to the US via a self-determined international role.},
journal = {SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe},
pages = {13--32},
author = {Telatar, Gökhan},
volume = {18},
number = {1}
}