1st Edition

European Security and Defence Policy An Implementation Perspective

Edited By Michael Merlingen, Rasa Ostrauskaite Copyright 2008
248 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

Security and defence is the area in which the EU has advanced most in recent years. A principal element of this process is the proliferating number of military and civilian crisis management missions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Clearly, Europe has come a long way since the disappointments and frustration in the 1990s, when, in light of the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia,... Read more

Preface List of Abbreviations  1. Introduction: The European Union in International Security Affairs Michael Merlingen and Rasa Ostrauskaite  2. The European Security and Defence Policy: History, Structures and Capabilities Maria Raquel Freire  3. The Role of ESDP Operations Xymena Kurowska  4. The Police Mission EUPM in Bosnia, 2003-2005 Thomas Mühlmann  5. The EU Military Operation in Bosnia Thomas Bertin  6. EUPOL Proxima in Macedonia, 2003-2005 Tobias Flessenkemper  7. More than a Balkan Crisis Manager: The EUJUST Themis in Georgia Xymena Kurowska  8. Implementing the ESDP in Africa: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo Marta Martinelli  9. From European to Global Security Actor: The Aceh Monitoring Mission in Indonesia Paul Kirwan  10. ESDP Operations and NATO: Co-operation, Rivalry or Muddling-through? Gabriele Cascone  11. The ESDP Between Washington and Brussels Jeffrey Simon  12. The ESDP in Action: The View From the Consumer Side Kurt Bassuener and Enver Ferhatovic  13. The Implementation of the ESDP: Issues and Tentative Generalizations Michael Merlingen and Rasa Ostrauskaite  Bibliography

Biography

Michael Merlingen is Associate Professor at the Central European University, Hungary.

'Bringing together the contributions of different experts, this book provides a well constructed framework for the study of the development of European Security and Defence Policy missions, both military and civilian.'
Mirca Brancaleone, The International Spectator