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Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean

Robert Mason Editor

Transnational Security Cooperation in the Mediterranean

Editor Robert Mason Middle East Studies Center The American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt

ISBN 978-3-030-54443-0 ISBN 978-3-030-54444-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54444-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: JeanUrsala/E+/Getty Image This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

This book came about from a workshop on enhancing Euro-Med security cooperation held at the Middle East Studies Center at The American University in Cairo on May 13, 2018. This was one of the actions under an EU funded project called “promote dialogue between academic scholars, policy professionals in Egypt and European policymakers,” ENI/2017/389-834, alongside a public lecture series, a student conference, a new MA-level course on Mediterranean politics, as well as other related events and publications. More information about the project can be found here: https://www.aucegypt.edu/gapp/mesc. The contents of this volume are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), conceived after the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, was not substantive in the face of divergences within Europe itself, which have been crystallized by the rise of populism after the 2007/2008 financial crisis and Brexit. EU relations with the ten states of the Southern Neighborhood (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syr