Security and Defence Policy in the European Union 2nd

In this updated and revised new edition the author examines recent developments to the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy and assesses its systems, processes and limitations. He situates events in a clear historical context and provides wide-ranging theoretical approaches to aid understanding.

1. Introduction: CSDP - A Work in Progress 2. Decision-Making: The Political and Institutional Framework 3. The Instruments of Intervention: Generating Military and Civilian Capacity 4. Selling it to Uncle Sam: CSDP and Transatlantic Relations 5. The EU as an Overseas Crisis Management Actor 6. Empirical Reality and Academic Theory 7. Conclusion: The Major Challenges Ahead