The challenge of terrorism is urgent, yet complex and uncertain. It is against this difficult background that the European Union and its 27 Member States have sought to co-ordinate and implement effective counter-terrorism policies. This study asks how the EU can forge a useful and durable link...

The United States Government plans to deploy 10 interceptors in Poland and a radar installation in the Czech Republic. This has caused a stir in political and military circles in both Europe and Russia. This study examines the US proposals and their possible implications for Europe. It makes an...

The European Union has successfully completed its enlargement to Central Eastern Europe. By 2007, almost all former Warsaw Pact “allies” of the ex-Soviet Union will be fully integrated in the EU. The enforced EU is now determined to define and structure its common foreign and defence policy....

The study overviews the pertinent key issues related to understanding the European Union (EU) Crisis Management debate in the context of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), examines relevant military equipment and capabilities, and provides guidance on where capability shortfalls...

At the December 2003 European Council, EU Heads of State and Government adopted a European Security Strategy, with a view to assisting necessary prioritisation and further elaboration of EU foreign policy activities. The Strategy document identifies the key security challenges facing Europe in...