The Europeanization of Germany’s Foreign Policy toward the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Between Adaptation to the EU and National Projection

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Series Details Vol.16, No.3, November 2011, p385-404
Publication Date November 2011
ISSN 1362-9395
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Using the Europeanization concept as framework of analysis, this article examines the interaction of Germany's national policy with Europe's collective foreign policy in a central policy area – the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It argues that Germany's conflict resolution policy evolved in close interaction with Europe's common foreign policy. Germany has relied on EPC/CFSP as a framework to pursue national objectives and foreign policy priorities more effectively. What is more, four decades of European foreign policy co-operation toward the Israeli–Palestinian conflict also impacted on the substance and practices of Germany's national foreign policy, providing a cover for a more ‘even-handed’ and active policy.

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