1st Edition
The EU Security Continuum Blurring Internal and External Security
By Alistair J.K. Shepherd
Copyright 2022
254 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines how internal and external security are blurring at the EU level, and the implications this has for EU security governance and the EU as a security actor.
The EU claims that ‘internal and external security are inseparable’ and requires a more integrated approach. This book critically assesses this claim in relation to the threats facing the EU, its responses to them, and the... Read more
Introduction
1. Conceptualising EU security: toward a security continuum
2. Framing EU security: the internal-external continuum
3. Conflict and crises: external stability for internal security
4. Terrorism and counterterrorism: from internal to international
5. Tackling organised crime: from Sarajevo to the Sahel
6. Cybersecurity: networks, crime, defence, and diplomacy
7. Governing the security continuum: institutions, accountability, and secrecy
8. The security continuum and the EU as a security actor
Conclusion
Biography
Alistair J.K. Shepherd is Senior Lecturer in European Security in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, UK.
