European foreign policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1993 [Elektronische Ressource] : an analysis of european foreign policy tools / von Meghan Marie Davis

European Foreign Policy towards the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1993. An Analysis of European Foreign Policy Tools Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Meghan Marie Davis, M.Pol. geboren am 18. März 1980 in Jamestown, Nord-Dakota/ USA Gutachter 1. Professor Dr. Helmut Hubel, Jena 2. PD Dr. Markus Kaim, Berlin __________________________________________________ Tag des Kolloquiums: 5. Februar 2009 __________ To Grandpa John and Grandma Nat, to Mom and Dad, and to Christian for giving me the opportunity to be an eternal student Many thanks are also accorded to Professor Dr. Hubel and PD Dr. Kaim for their support throughout my university studies in Jena as well as their words of encouragement over the years and patience in the completion of this study. __________ Table of Contents i List of Abbreviations iv List of Figures and Tables vii I. Introduction 1 II. „European‟ Foreign Policy 15 1. Conceptualizing „European‟ Foreign Policy 16 1.1 „European‟ Foreign Policy 17 1.2. The „European‟ Foreign Policy System 21 1.2.1 Community Foreign Policy 23 1.2.2 Union Foreign Policy 27 1.2.3 Member State Foreign Policy 32 2.