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Of all the regions in the world the Middle East is the one closest to Europe. It imports most of its energy from there — oil and gas — and it dispatches a significant share of its exports there also. In 2008 France exported as much to Bahrain as it did to Brazil. Terrorism often comes directly or indirectly from the Middle East. Finally the two regions have a joint fate, due to the presence of several million Muslims and Jews in Europe — and notably in France.
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FranÇois-Poncet, J. (2010). Which type of European Policy in the Middle East?. In: State of the Union 2010. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0175-9_19
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