1st Edition

EU Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence A Critical Assessment

Edited By Javier Argomaniz, Oldrich Bures, Christian Kaunert Copyright 2016
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

The Treaty on the European Union stipulates that one of the key objectives of the Union is to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Given that the fight against terrorism is a prominent aspect of this general objective, it is remarkable that, in spite of its political relevance and decade-long history, it has only relatively recently... Read more

1. Introduction: A Decade of EU Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence: A Critical Assessment  Javier Argomaniz, Oldrich Bures and Christian Kaunert

2. Ten Years of EU’s Fight against Terrorist Financing: A Critical Assessment  Oldrich Bures

3. Still Moving Toward a European FBI? Re-Examining the Politics of EU Police Cooperation  John D. Occhipinti

4. The European Union Policies on the Protection of Infrastructure from Terrorist Attacks: A Critical Assessment  Javier Argomaniz

5. EU Counter-radicalization Policies: A Comprehensive and Consistent Approach?  Edwin Bakker

6. Border Controls as a Dimension of the European Union’s Counter-Terrorism Policy: A Critical Assessment  Sarah Léonard

7. The EU as an International Counter-terrorism Actor: Progress and Constraints  Jörg Monar

8. The European Parliament in the External Dimension of EU Counter-terrorism: More Actorness, Accountability and Oversight 10 Years on?  Christian Kaunert, Sarah Léonard and Alex MacKenzie

9. From Convergence to Deep Integration: Evaluating the Impact of EU Counter-Terrorism Strategies on Domestic Arenas  Monica Den Boer and Irina Wiegand

10. Counter-Terrorism, Security and Intelligence in the EU: Governance Challenges for Collection, Exchange and Analysis  Monica Den Boer

Biography

Javier Argomaniz is a Lecturer at the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St. Andrews University, UK. His research examines state, non-state, and civilian responses to political violence, and he currently co-directs an international EU-funded project on victims of terrorism and radicalisation.

Oldrich Bures is the Head of the Department of International Relations and European Studies, and the Head of the Center for Security Studies at Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic. His research is focused on privatisation of security and counterterrorism, and has appeared in several per-reviewed journals.

Christian Kaunert is Professor of International Politics, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy, and Director of the European Institute for Security and Justice at the University of Dundee, UK. He is Co-Director of the EUSA special interest section on the AFSJ.