European Union's Military Crisis Management: Challenges and Perspectives.

摘要

This thesis is built on research guided by the primary research question: Does the European Union (EU) possess effective military crisis management decision-making mechanisms to plan and execute peacekeeping missions without external assistance. The focus of the research is the evolution of European security awareness in the last 20 years (1992-2012). Towards this purpose, the research was addressed using three case studies. The first case study on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina coincides with the period of awakening for the EU and its member states in the areas of security and defense. The second case study, Operation Concordia in Macedonia, was used to assess the progress of EU military crisis management. The third case study, the EU's Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is an ongoing operation, gives relevant data on current developments and the results of EU military crisis management. Further research on the EU's military crisis management capabilities as well as operations yet to come should be of great interest to the other researchers interested in this topic.