How do objectives and vicinity relate do each other ?
Once the overall balance between directly and indirectly security related objectives has been established, and the frequency of targets in geographical areas has been determined, the final hypotheses set explores the interplay between the security relevance of objectives advanced and the location of the targets. If those who posit that the EU foreign policy is geographically inconsistent are right, it will be found that EU applies different sanctions to different geographic areas. Due to the higher security stakes that the EU has in its vicinity, EU sanctions policy in nearby regions is also expected to be more directly relevant to security.
