Cooperation and obstacles between EU & GCC

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Cooperation and obstacles between EU & GCC

Journal Title: Acta Scientifica Academiae Ostroviensis. Sectio A, Nauki humanistyczne, społeczne i techniczne - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 7

Abstract

The monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been ever more clearly emerging as the hub of the whole Middle East region. This has been obvious in economic terms, as during the current boom their relative weight – always large – has further grown and they are the leaders in a new phase of regional economic liberalization and cross-border investment. Their ascendancy has also unfolded, more subtly, on the political level, as Gulf monarchies are starting to throw around their diplomatic weight to pursue their vested interest in political calm and economic cooperation in the wider Middle East. While emerging as the most sophisticated and resourceful player in the region, the Gulf has been gradually reorienting itself geo - economically: away from the US and towards Asia. The role of Europe in this shift is yet unclear. The European Union runs the danger of missing out in a crucial period of in which the decks in the Middle East are reshuffled, old players lose importance and new players emerge. This is although the EU has a number of comparative advantages vis-à-vis other regions that could be played out much more systematically to position itself towards the GCC. So I refer in this paper to the points of cooperation and obstacles between the EU and GCC and also the important recommendations.

Authors and Affiliations

Hadeel ALAZAWI

Keywords

economic diplomacy society human rights free trade agreement

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