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Informationen zum Autor Michael E. Smith is Professor of International Relations at the University of Aberdeen and a former Reader in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. He was a Fulbright Scholar to the EU. He has co-founded the 'EU as a Global Actor' section of the European Union Studies Association, and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of European Public Policy, European Security, and Contemporary Security Policy. His books include Europe's Foreign and Security Policy (Cambridge, 2003), Governing Europe's Neighbourhood (2007) and International Security: Politics, Policy, Prospects (2010). Klappentext A new conceptual framework for explaining and evaluating EU security assistance operations, supported by extensive interviews with high-level policy-makers. Zusammenfassung Involvement in foreign crisis management! conflict resolution! and peacekeeping operations is a risky experiment for the EU! and its performance varies widely. Thanks in part to inside information provided by top EU policy-makers! this volume explains and evaluates the EU's effectiveness! under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)! in conducting over thirty such operations since 2003. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Experiential institutional learning and the CSDP; 2. The first CSDP actions: taking over from the UN and NATO in the Balkans; 3. Independent military peacekeeping operations; 4. Civilian police and monitoring missions; 5. Rule of law and security sector reform missions; 6. The EU as a maritime actor: EUNAVFOR Somalia; 7. The CSDP and the comprehensive approach under the Lisbon Treaty; 8. Conclusion: security, strategy, and the EU's global role.