Managing crises, making peace. Towards a strategic EU vision for security and defense

Summary:

The European Union (EU) has increased its commitment in response to crises; however, in the face of new threats and emerging crises, its capacity to build a distinctive role in crisis management remains problematic. Re-surging divergences in major member states' positions, requiring dual adaptation of the EU level of governance with the national projection of interests, are posing a serious challenge to the objective of a more integrated European defence and security strategy.

This book offers valuable insights for understanding how a distinctive EU vision on peace missions has emerged and whether it is there to last. Bringing an innovative perspective to European Union engagement in peace operations, it combines theoretical reflection with the analysis of empirical case studies that illustrate not only the EU's action in the framework of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), but also how it engages with other actors in the field including international organisations, non-governmental organisations and local citizens.

Table of Contents:

Part I | Conceptual Approaches to EU Crisis Management

• Introduction: The Role of the EU in International Peace and Security | Freire, Maria Raquel (et al.)
• Peacekeeping between Politics and Society | Battistelli, Fabrizio
• CSDP and Democratic Legitimacy: Public Opinion's Support in Times of Crisis | Galantino, Maria Grazia
• Women and Peace Operations | Carreiras, Helena
• EU-NATO Relations in Crisis Management Operations: The Practice of Informality | Drent, Margriet
• A Functional Approach to the Construction of Peace: Including Natural Resources Management in (the Design of) EU Peace Operations | Hellendorff, Bruno
• Analysis of Stakeholders and Groups of Interests in Conducting European Union Peace Operations | Tsvetkov, Tsvetan

Part II | The EU in the Field

• EULEX Kosovo: A Test of the EU's Civilian Crisis Management | Malešič, Marjan
• The EU's Role in Crisis Management: The Case of the EUMM | Freire, Maria Raquel (et al.)
• Civilian Entities in EU Missions: A Comparison of the Slovenian, Italian, Belgian and Danish Approaches | Juvan, Jelena (et al.)
• EUFOR Chad/CAR Mission on the Protection of Civilians: A Distinctive EU Way to Peace Operations | Churruca, Cristina
• EUTM Mali: A Rapid Response Operation Launched in an Open Conflict | Rouppert, Bérangère
• The EU and Multilateral Peace Operations: After Afghanistan | King, Anthony
• Conclusion: Towards a Strategic EU Vision for Security and Defence | Galantino, Maria Grazia (et al.)