ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses differences between France, Germany and the UK regarding foreign policy and security relations towards the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Gradually counter-terrorism and immigration control has been linked together in political discourses in Europe. Narratives about a "Clash of Civilization" experienced a revival. The chapter argues that Anthony King's conception may have validity with regard to policies concerning the internal security conditions of the European states, but only to a minor degree when it comes to policies which address security issues and challenges outside the European community. The foreign and security policy divergence will be demonstrated by comparing and examining the foreign policies of France, Germany and Britain related to the EU framework as regards cases from the Mashreq, the Maghreb and Turkey. The Barcelona process, the initial EU policy for the Mediterranean with its central building stone, the European Mediterranean Partnership of 1995, does not seem to have generated convincing results for the EU.
