The French foreign policy U-turn in the Arab Spring – the case of Tunisia

Krüger, Laura-Theresa; Stahl, Bernhard

doi:10.1080/13629395.2016.1253685

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“…For example, French Foreign Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie offered Tunisian President Ben Ali support for his security forces to bring the demonstrations under control (Beauregard et al 2019). The ties between the French government and the Tunisian president had been close for years, not least because of a significant Tunisian diaspora in France and France's role as an economic partner (Krüger and Stahl 2018). Even after Ben Ali's fall, the French government initially remained silent, justifying this with reference to the principle of noninterference in the internal affairs of a former colony.…”

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“…The nonchalance with which Sarkozy had previously ignored democratic deficits in Tunisia before the Arab Spring had already been criticized by the opposition (Krüger and Stahl 2018), but with Ben Ali's departure, the norm conflict that France faced became even more apparent. When protests broke out in Egypt, the French Foreign Minister initially again followed a defensive stance and insisted on France's non-interference (Beauregard et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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European aid to the MENA region after the Arab uprisings: A window of opportunity missed

Bodenstein¹,

Furness²

2023

WIDER Working Paper

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European aid to the MENA region after the Arab uprisings: A window of opportunity missed

Bodenstein¹,

Furness²

2023

WIDER Working Paper

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“…Nevertheless, it reflected widespread agitation about the notion of conditionality. Hence, many Southern European countries, particularly France, opposed the use of political reforms as criteria to determine aid allocation (Krüger& Stahl, 2018).…”

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The EU Democratisation of The Southern Neighbours Since the “Arab Spring”: An Inherently Inadequate Approach

Mathlouthi

2021

IJSSRR

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This Article draws on the analysis of historical relations between the European Union and the Southern Mediterranean countries and highlights the main initiatives and consequences of the adopted practices of democratisation in the region following the Arab Uprisings. The main focus is on the continuity and limited changes in the new approach. One of the main findings is that the limited reform of the EU approach primarily resulted from the inherited political constraints. The net result was a set of structured security-orientated relationships that will continue to repeat earlier mistakes before 2011. The mechanisms of democracy promotion including conditionality remained inherently full of contradictions. The double standards in applying the conditionality principle in addition to the lack of significant leverage rendered the EU democratisation approach of the Southern neighbours inapt. Despite the 2011 ENP review promise of a substantial change in the EU democratisation approach, it seems that the EU’s initial euphoria following the “Arab spring” has waned as it seems to repeat the same old approach of liberalisation and securitisation of the Southern Mediterranean region rather than democratisation.

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It’s not EU, it’s we: ontological stress and French narration of the uprisings in Tunisia

Rogers

2024

European Security

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The French foreign policy U-turn in the Arab Spring – the case of Tunisia

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

European aid to the MENA region after the Arab uprisings: A window of opportunity missed

European aid to the MENA region after the Arab uprisings: A window of opportunity missed

The EU Democratisation of The Southern Neighbours Since the “Arab Spring”: An Inherently Inadequate Approach

It’s not EU, it’s we: ontological stress and French narration of the uprisings in Tunisia

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