Abstract
The development of a nuclear weapons programme by North Korea and concerns about Iran’s purported attempts to develop one constitute two of the issues which featured most prominently on the international security agenda over the past decade. The EU has addressed both proliferation crises, although to different degrees. In the initial phase of the Iranian crisis, the EU profiled itself as a negotiator thanks to the links maintained with Iran by the UK, Germany, and France as well as by the absence of direct contacts between the US and the Islamic Republic. After the breakdown of negotiations, the EU imposed sanctions on the oil and financial sector, following the US approach. In the case of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPKR), the EU’s involvement has been modest and has followed the US leadership, albeit with certain distance.
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Portela, C. (2015). EU Strategies to Tackle the Iranian and North Korean Nuclear Issues. In: Blavoukos, S., Bourantonis, D., Portela, C. (eds) The EU and the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The European Union in International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137378446_11
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