1st Edition

The European Union's Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy Performance and Contestation

By Manuel Herrera Copyright 2025
226 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book looks at European Union (EU) attempts to manage the risks associated with nuclear non-proliferation and assesses its performance and external challenges. The introductory section delves into current academic scholarship, elucidating the concepts of contestation and performance. The second section provides an overview of the historical and institutional evolution, and the third... Read more

Part I: Historical and Political Context

Chapter 1. The History of Nuclear Programmes and Non-proliferation in Europe

Chapter 2. The Institutional Set-up: The European Union as a Normative Power

Part II: EU Action in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

Chapter 3. The EU and the NPT Review Conferences

Chapter 4. The EU, Export Controls and the NSG

Chapter 5. The EU’s Assistance for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

Chapter 6. The EU and Nuclear Disarmament

Part III: The EU in the face of proliferation crises

Chapter 7. The EU and Iran’s Nuclear Programme

Chapter 8. The EU and India’s Nuclear Programme

Biography

Dr. Manuel Herrera is research fellow in the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)’s Multilateralism and Global governance programme, where he co-manages the Institute's activities within the EU Non-proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) and conducts research activities in the field of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. He holds a Master's degree in International Security from the Institute of International Studies of Barcelona (IBEI) and a PhD from the King Juan Carlos University of Madrid in the Social and Legal Sciences programme, research line of Public International Law and International Relations.