Post-Interventionist or Newly Responsible? Europe as a Security Provider

  • Sven Biscop
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Part of the Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr book series (SZMSB, volume 14)

Abstract

The reigning mood in Europe certainly appeared to be ‘post-interventionist’. With the end of a long drawn-out and inconclusive deployment to Afghanistan finally in sight and with defense budgets under heavy pressure everywhere, the appetite for new operations seemed to be at an all-time low. And then came Libya.

Keywords

Security Council Crisis Management African Union Vital Interest European Security 
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References

  1. Biscop, Sven (2012): EU Grand Strategy. Optimism is Mandatory (Security Policy Brief). Brussels: Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.http://www. egmontinstitute.be/papers/12/sec-gov/SPB36-Biscop.pdf.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sven Biscop
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  1. 1.Egmont InstituteBrusselsBelgium

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