1st Edition

European Security Governance and the European Neighbourhood after the Lisbon Treaty

Edited By Christian Kaunert, Sarah Léonard Copyright 2013
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

The EU has often been considered to be a weak security actor. However, any assessment of the EU’s role in international security is underpinned by a specific understanding of security. This book is based on a broad understanding of security. We consider that security concerns are increasingly triggered by challenges such as terrorism, climate change, mass migration flows, and many other... Read more

1. Introduction: European Security Governance after the Lisbon Treaty: Neighbours and New Actors in a Changing Security Environment  2. The European Commission’s Position in the Field of Security and Defence: An Unconventional Actor at a Meeting Point  3. Is the EP Still a Data Protection Champion? The Case of SWIFT  4. The EU Strategy in Tackling Organized Crime in the Framework of Multilateralism  5. The Transition of Egypt in 2011: A New Springtime for the European Neighbourhood Policy?  6. From ‘Villains’ to the New Guardians of Security in Europe? Paradigm Shifts in EU Foreign Policy towards Libya and Belarus  7. Reconceptualizing ‘Cooperation’ in EU-Russia Relations  8. Unrecognized and Unwelcome? The Role of the EU in Preventing the Proliferation of CBRN Weapons, Materials and Knowledge  9. Russia’s Energy Leverage over the EU: Myth or Reality?

Biography

Christian Kaunert is Senior Lecturer in EU Politics & International Relations at the University of Salford, UK and Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow at the European University Institute Florence, Italy.

Sarah Leonard is Lecturer in International Security at the University of Salford, UK and Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow at Sciences-Po Paris, France.