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Contested State Identities and Regional Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area This page intentionally left blank Contested State Identities and Regional Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area Raffaella A.Del Sarto CONTESTEDSTATEIDENTITIESANDREGIONALSECURITYINTHEEURO-MEDITERRANEANAREA © Raffaella A.Del Sarto,2006. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2006 978-1-4039-7063-3 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53230-8 ISBN 978-1-4039-8285-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403982858 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Del Sarto,Raffaella A. Contested state identities and regional security in the Euro- Mediterranean Area / Raffaella A.Del Sarto. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.European Union countries––Relations––Mediterranean Region. 2.Mediterranean Region––Relations––European Union countries. 3.European Union––Mediterranean Region.4.National security––Mediterranean Region.5.Political stability––Israel. 6.Israel––Politics and government––1993– 7.Political stability––Egypt. 8.Egypt––Politics and government––1981– 9.Political stability––Morocco. 10.Morocco––Politics and government––1999– I.Title. JZ1570.A545D45 2006 355(cid:2).03301822––dc22 2005054531 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:July 2006 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Nadir This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations and Acronyms xi Introduction 1 Part I The Argument and Its Setting 1. Region-Building and Contested State Identities 9 2. Theoretical Framework 29 3. Historical Background and Regional Perspective 55 Part II Case Studies 4. Israel 87 5. Egypt 131 6. Morocco 177 Conclusion 221 Notes 235 Referenes 247 Index 273 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments Above all, this research has benefited from the support of my two former Ph.D. supervisors, Emanuel Adler and Alfred Tovias. Always constructive and encouraging, Emanuel’s suggestions immensely contributed to the sharpening of my arguments, and thanks to him, I rediscovered the fascination of IR theory. In spite of his numerous commitments, he always found the time for providing exceptionally valuable feedbacks on my draft chapters as well as for stimulating dis- cussions on world politics. Alfred was always extremely supportive in both academic and practical matters, in spite of our disagreements on a number of political issues. My research benefited immeasurably from his in-depth knowledge of Euro-Mediterranean relations, his down-to-earth criticism, his attention to details, and our sometimes very Mediterranean style of discussing current political events. It is difficult to find the right words to thank both Alfred and Emanuel for their extraordinary level of academic and personal support throughout the years. I am also especially grateful to Richard Gillespie and Joel Peters for their highly valuable comments on what was then my doctoral thesis and their consistent encouragement. During 2000–2002, my research benefited from a doctoral grant of the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to which I would like to express my gratitude. In the process of substan- tially revising the original manuscript in 2005, I am very grateful to the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence for providing a unique working environment. The preparation of this book substantially benefited from a large number of (mostly informal) discussions with government officials, academics, NGO activists, journalists, and businesspeople across the Euro-Mediterranean area. I would like to thank them for their patience and highly valuable insights. For many fruitful discussions
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