RT Article
T1 The counterterrorism agreements of Europol with third countries: data protection and power asymmetry
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 29
IS 6
SP 967
OP 984
A1 Ilbiz, Ethem
A2 Kaunert, Christian
A2 Anagnostakis, Dimitrios
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/187073050X
AB This article investigates empirically the impact of power asymmetry and interest formation in the European Union’s (EU) external relations with third countries in the context of the Europol data exchange and counterterrorism agreements. It focuses on three countries, namely the United States, Turkey, and Morocco, which each have a different level of counterterrorism cooperation with the EU. This article argues that the EU acts as a pragmatic actor with regard to Europol’s data exchange agreements with third countries, and that the power asymmetry between the EU and the third country under question determines the extent of the EU’s flexibility. If the power asymmetry favours the EU, then it insists on its data protection demands. Otherwise, the EU is more flexible towards its counterparts on data protection issues.
NO Gesehen am 21.11.2023
NO Published online: 04 Nov 2015
K1 Counterterrorism
K1 data protection rules
K1 Europol
K1 Morocco
K1 power asymmetry
K1 Turkey
K1 United States
DO 10.1080/09546553.2015.1092438