L’Otan dans la Méditerranée élargie

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ABSTRACT - This article talks about Nato policies in the so-called ‘enlarged Mediterranean sea’, focusing on the ‘Mediterranean dialogue’ and the ‘Istanbul cooperation initiative’. Its first part takes the reader for a short trip through the Mediterranean history, which tells us of a natural basin and border-area for ever considered both as a vehicle of commercial and cultural exchanges and as a theatre of battles and clashes. Particular attention is given to the complexity of the variables in play and to the interests of the various regional actors, in order to better understand the scenario in which the Atlantic Alliance acts. The second part of the work dwells in detail upon Nato’s Mediterranean policy, underlining the outcomes already attained and those expected from the dialogue and the initiative. Obviously, it does not abstain from highlighting the limits and perils that threaten to impair the action of both institutions. Finally, the various strands are weaved into a synthesis

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