Western Europe and the Petersberg Tasks in European approaches to crisis management, p131-51

This book presents an up-to-date scholarly analysis of European crisis management and peacekeeping during the 1990s. With the help of eight case studies, the authors explore how European governments have responded to international crises. Case studies include the crises in the Gulf and Iraq, Yugoslavia, Somalia and Rwanda. The book also contains indepth studies on key concepts like humanitarian intervention, military doctrine and 'Petersberg tasks' (from the WEU Petersberg Declaration, 1992).

The book describes Europe's increasing responsibility for the proper functioning of international society. It points to a pronounced move to collective action and highlights Europe's political and military adaptation to the post-Cold War strategic environment. The authors detect an ever stronger belief in the use of military power and thereby the contours of an emerging European identity within the field of crisis management.

Jørgensen, Knud Erik (ed.)
European approaches to crisis management
Kluwer Law International, 1997
ISBN: 90-411-0496-8
Price: £58.50