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14/05/2020

Towards a "great Maghreb". The EU, European security and the decline of the MENA concept.- Raquel Barras and David J. García Cantalapiedra.

The maintenance of MENA as the main framework for the European Union's policy and strategy for North Africa and the Sahel no longer responds to the security dynamics of the area. These not only show that this model is in decline, but that it is practically being diluted by the facts. It is being replaced by a new regional security complex, the Greater Maghreb, which also includes a more African' in-depth vision. The EU should review its security approach to this area quickly and innovatively before it becomes irrelevant to the area in the new strategic scenario.

Document written by Raquel Barras y David J. García Cantalapiedra. Political Science School, Universidad Complutense Madrid.