1st Edition

European Union Military Operations A Collective Action Perspective

By Niklas I. M. Nováky Copyright 2018
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers an in-depth study on the deployment of military operations in the framework of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy (ESDP/CSDP). While existing studies of the subject are either descriptive or focused on a single level of analysis, this book incorporates factors from three different levels of analysis to explain the deployment of ESDP military operations.... Read more

Foreword



Preface



1. New Frontier: The deployment of European Union military operations





2. Revelations: A multi-level collective action approach





3. Out of the Shadows: Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina





4. To Tame a Land: Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo





5. Deja-vu: EUFOR RD Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo





6. Gangland: Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia





7. The Aftermath: Conclusions and final thoughts

Biography

Niklas I.M. Nováky is a Research Officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK.