This book looks at European Union (EU)'s attempts to manage the risks associated with nuclearnon-proliferation and assesses its performance and external challenges. The introductorysection delves into current academic scholarship, elucidating the concepts of contestation andperformance. The second section provides an overview of the historical and institutionalevolution, and the third scrutinises the performance. The final section examines present policy,with case studies on the EU's bilateral relations with Iran and India. Adopting a focus on boththe development and performance of the EU’s non-proliferation and disarmament policy, aswell as its contestation from non-Western countries, this book provides a solid and innovativecontribution to existing debates on both the EU’s non-proliferation and foreign policy. Thebook will appeal to scholars, researchers, and practitioners of International Relations, EuropeanUnion Studies, and Nuclear Non-proliferation, as it provides an analysis of the intricacy of theEU’s non-proliferation policy, offering fresh perspectives and empirical evidence.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

This book looks at European Union (EU)'s attempts to manage the risks associated with nuclearnon-proliferation and assesses its performance and external challenges. The introductorysection delves into current academic scholarship, elucidating the concepts of contestation andperformance. The second section provides an overview of the historical and institutionalevolution, and the third scrutinises the performance. The final section examines present policy,with case studies on the EU's bilateral relations with Iran and India. Adopting a focus on boththe development and performance of the EU’s non-proliferation and disarmament policy, aswell as its contestation from non-Western countries, this book provides a solid and innovativecontribution to existing debates on both the EU’s non-proliferation and foreign policy. Thebook will appeal to scholars, researchers, and practitioners of International Relations, EuropeanUnion Studies, and Nuclear Non-proliferation, as it provides an analysis of the intricacy of theEU’s non-proliferation policy, offering fresh perspectives and empirical evidence.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.