¿Por qué participan algunos Estados europeos en las operaciones de paz en el Líbano?

• Autores: Javier Lion Bustillo
• Localización: Revista electrónica de estudios internacionales (REEI), ISSN-e 1697-5197, Nº. 24, 2012, 36 págs.
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Durante las últimas décadas, algunos países europeos miembros de la CEE/UE han participado en diferentes operaciones de paz en Líbano, generalmente bajo mandato de la ONU, lo que contradice sus habituales reticencias hacia ese tipo de intervenciones. Por ello, es importante comprender las razones que explican la especificidad del caso libanés y del duradero compromiso europeo hacia ese país. Los principales factores que justifican esas intervenciones son los intereses de algunos países mediterráneos (Francia, Italia, España), que han visto en ellas un medio para extender su influencia en la región y garantizar su propia seguridad, evitando una escalada de violencia que podría afectar a la propia Europa meridional. Pero también se vinculan con una visión normativa de Europa, que busca convertir el Mediterráneo en una zona de cooperación, prosperidad y seguridad, dado que la superación de los conflictos en el Próximo Oriente sería un requisito previo necesario para el éxito de la Política Mediterránea de la UE. No obstante, estos objetivos no son fáciles de compatibilizar, lo que provoca una falta de coherencia en la política europea hacia el Líbano.

  • English

    Over the last decades, some European members of the EEC/EU have participated in several peace operations in Lebanon, mainly under UN command, contradicting their usual reluctance towards these kind of interventions. As a result, it is important to understand the reasons for the specificity of the Lebanese case and the long-lasting European commitment towards this country. The main factors that justify these interventions are the interests of some Mediterranean countries (France, Italy, Spain), which have considered them as a means to spread their influence in the region and guarantee their own security, avoiding any escalation of violence that could spill over into Southern Europe. But there is also a link with the European normative approach, that tries to turn the Mediterranean into an area of cooperation, prosperity and security, given the fact that the resolution of the Middle East conflicts would be a prerequisite for the success of the Euro-Mediterranean policy. However, these objectives are not easy to conciliate, leading to a lack of coherence in the EU policy towards Lebanon.

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