ABSTRACT

In recent years the European Union (EU) has played an increasingly important role as a manager of global conflicts. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how the EU has performed in facilitating mediation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding across the globe.

Offering an accessible introduction to the theories, processes and practice of the EU’s role in managing conflict, the book features a broad range of case studies including Afghanistan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Israel-Palestine, Macedonia and Moldova and examines both the institutional and policy aspects including the common foreign, security and defence policy.

Drawing together a wide range of contributors, this will be of great interest to students of European Foreign Policy, the EU as a global actor and conflict resolution and management.

part |20 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|18 pages

The European Union as a Global Conflict Manager

Capabilities and Context in an Interdependent World

part 1|30 pages

Conceptual Perspectives

part 2|102 pages

Case Studies

part |12 pages

Conclusion

chapter 14|10 pages

The EU as a global conflict manager

Reflections on the past, perspectives for the future