Abstract

MARTINS, Bruno Oliveira. European Union-Israel relations: a research agenda. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2014, n.44, pp.93-103. ISSN 1645-9199.

This article presents an overview of the current state of affairs of the EU-Israel relations and contributes to an expansion of the research agenda of this field. With a focus on the social and political developments of the last five years, it argues that this relationship exhibits patterns of cooperation and conflict, and attraction and repulsion. The remarkable importance that the EU has for Israel in the domains of economy, trade, science and culture is not matched by an equivalent political leverage, despite EU’s efforts in influencing regional political developments, mainly the ones regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Departing from this context, the article critically engages with the literature and presents avenues for further inquiry on this topic.

Keywords : European Union; Israel; European foreign policy; Israelo-palestinian conflict.

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