The Regional Integration as a Solution to Face the Mediterranean Security Challenges

• Main Author: María Dolores Algora Weber
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Cádiz 2017-12-01
• Series: Paix et Sécurité Internationales
• Subjects: mediterranean region; security policy architecture; regional integration and cooperation; 5+5 initiative of defence
• Online Access: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/paetsei/article/view/4659/4118

The aim of this analysis is to do a short review of the Mediterranean Region situation in terms of Security. The regional integration will be tackled as the unique solution to face risks, threats and conflicts inside its frame. The multilateral initiatives which constitute the called “Architecture of Security” offer models to achieve this aim. The present contribution will be focused on the often unknown 5+5 Initiative of Defense. The scientific intention is not to point out a final solution to the troubling scene of the Mediterranean basin; it is just an approach to highlight the state of art on this issue.