Abstract

MARTINS, Verónica. The external security dimension in the France-Tunisia relations. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2013, n.40, pp.67-80. ISSN 1645-9199.

Security concerns have always been present in the bilateral relations between France and Tunisia but they also turned out to be increasingly important at the European level. Through discourse analysis, this article aimed at looking for evidences of Europeanisation in the Franco-Tunisian relations both at the bilateral and European level as far as immigration and fight against terrorism is concerned. Bilateralisation clearly predominates, but progressive europeanisation took place in order to strengthen the French immigration control policy. Furthermore, although the cooperation is incipient, France supports fight against terrorism in the European foreign policy so as to develop political dialogue at the EU level.

Keywords : France; Tunisia; Europeanisation; security.

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