European Union's Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy

This book looks at European Union (EU) attempts to manage the risks associated with nuclearnon-proliferation and assesses its performance and external challenges. The introductorysection delves into current academic scholarship elucidating the concepts of contestation andperformance. The second section provides an overview of the historical and institutionalevolution and the third scrutinizes the performance. The final section examines present policywith case studies on the EU''''s bilateral relations with Iran and India. Adopting a focus on boththe development and performance of the EU’s non-proliferation and disarmament policy aswell as its contestation from non-Western countries this book provides a solid and innovativecontribution to existing debates on both the EU’s non-proliferation and foreign policy. Thebook will appeal to scholars researchers and practitioners of International Relations EuropeanUnion Studies and Nuclear Non-Proliferation as it provides an analysis of the intricacy of theEU’s non-proliferation policy offering fresh perspectives and empirical evidence.