Document Type : Science - Research (International Relation)

Authors

• Mokhtar Salehi ¹
• Raziyeh Ebrahimi ²
• Marziyeh Mohammadinasab ²

¹ Assistant Professor of International Relations, Department of Law and Political Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, I.R.Iran.

² Ph.D. Student of International Relations, Department of Law and Political Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, I.R.Iran.

Abstract

This research aims to analyze and examine the African policies of this Union with the presence of prominent competitors such as China, based on the strategic and executive policies of the European Union. Considering the influential role of China in global equations and the presence of this country in the African continent, and considering the important issue that the African continent is considered the colonial heritage of Europe in the past, it is relevant to mention the question of what policy the European Union has adopted towards China's influence in the continent of Africa? The hypothesis of the research is based on the fact that due to the importance of Africa in the security strategy of the European Union, this Union finds the presence of China as a great competitor power challenging and tries to create a balance against China's influence. A policy that is examined in the form of balance of threat. The nature of the current research is descriptive-analytical. Data collection method is done based on library and internet sources, and data analysis method is done based on qualitative content analysis of the collected sources. According to the findings of the research, the African strategy of the European Union with the presence of China, under the influence of NATO and the United States of America, has led this Union to adopt a strategy of balance of threat and multilateralism, which can be called the European Union's strategic duality.

Keywords

• Africa
• Balance of power
• China
• European Union. Multipolar system
• Strategic duality

Main Subjects

• International Relation