EU Crisis Management After Lisbon: A New Model to Address Security Challenges in the 21st Century?

This book analyzes the approach of the European Union (EU) to crisis management after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and assesses its suitability for addressing current and future security threats. It primarily provides a framework of analysis with which to interpret current EU crisis management as both a product of the innovations of the Lisbon Treaty and its interaction with the international security environment. It also offers a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the post-Lisbon crisis management system in terms of concepts, structures, process and capabilities. A reality check of this system is conducted by analysing a number of case studies in which the EU recently carried out a crisis management role: the civilian missions EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Nestor and EUAVSEC South Sudan, and the military operation EUTM Mali. This analysis sheds light on the modalities selected by the EU for intervening in crisis situations, the impact that its interventions have produced and the lessons that the EU has learnt from these experiences.The author points out the structural strengths and weaknesses in the EU's approach to and implementation of crisis management, and shows how they impact on the EU's ability to cope with future crises. This book fills a gap in the existing literature and at the same time provides decision-makers with policy recommendations for improving the EU's performance in this field.

Table of Contents:
ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Conceptualising EU Crisis Management in the Post-Lisbon Era Chapter 2. Internal Dynamics of the Post-Lisbon EU's Crisis Management Model 1. Innovations of the Lisbon Treaty in the Field of Crisis Management 1.1. Principles 1.2. Institutions 1.3. Mechanisms 2. Internal Dynamics of EU Crisis Management 2.1. Formal and Informal Institutionalisation in the Post-Lisbon Architecture 2.2. Centres of Powers of the Crisis Management System 2.3. Interaction among Actors in the Decision-Making Process 2.4. Ideational Framework of Post-Lisbon Crisis Management 2.5. Collective Purpose among Actors and Policies 3. Conclusion Chapter 3. Interaction between the EU and the International Security Environment 1. Role of International Norms and the United Nations 2. New Security-Political Challenges 3. Redefinition of the Concept of Security 4. Proliferation of Non-State Actors in the Field of Security 5. Cooperation with Other Regional Crisis Managers: NATO and the African Union 6. Conclusion Chapter 4. Assessing Post-Lisbon EU Crisis Management in the Field: The Cases of the Horn of Africa and the Sahel Regions 1. EUCAP Nestor 2. EUAVSEC South Sudan 3. EUCAP SA HEL Niger 4. EUTM Mali 5. Lessons Learned from EU Operational Crisis Management after Lisbon Chapter 5. The EU as a Crisis Manager in the 21st Century 1. The Security Context of the 21st Century and Main Trends of Crisis Management Operations 2. The Sense of Doctrine: a New Strategic Document for the EU's External Action 3. The Institutional Conundrum: Improving Efficiency of Structures and Procedures 4. European Boots on the Ground: Enhancing Effectiveness in the Field Conclusion Appendix 1. EU Crisis Management Missions 2003-2015 Appendix 2. Organisation chart of the European External Action Service Bibliography

About the Author :
Nicoletta Pirozzi is Senior Fellow in the European Affairs area at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and Adjunct Professor at the "Roma Tre" University in Rome. She works mainly on EU foreign and security policies, EU civilian crisis management, EU policy towards sub-Saharan Africa and EU relations with other organizations - United Nations, NATO and African Union - in the field of peace and security. She regularly contributes to the IAI's publications, both as author and editor, and has published a number of articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. In 2012, she served as Seconded National Expert by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the European External Action Service, where she worked on civilian capability development for crisis management. Previously, she has been research fellow in the European Foreign and Security Policy Studies Programme and visiting fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris. She graduated in Political Science at the University of Pisa and at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa. She also obtained a MA Degree in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and a PhD in Institutions and Politics from the Catholic University in Milan.

Review :
'As crisis upon crisis breaks out on Europe's doorstep and the United States show ever more restraint in dealing with Europe's security problems, Nicoletta Pirozzi explains how the Lisbon Treaty equips the EU itself to become better at crisis management. This book could hardly be more timely' Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, Egmont - Royal Institute for International Relations and Ghent University 'This is an important piece of research on the theory and practice of 'crisis management' as carried out by the European Union. The book constitutes a significant contribution to understanding the doctrine, the institutions and the actual policies that underpin the Union's external action. Its comprehensive and forward-looking approach ensures that both scholars and practitioners will find it an indispensable tool to rely upon in the future.'Dr. Antonio Missiroli, Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies 'This insightful book gives a full account of what has changed in the EU structures and operations devoted to crisis management since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. The excellent overview and analysis of current challenges and dynamics will be useful for setting the pattern for future EU engagements, in that they point out the key policy and institutional implications for national and European decision-makers.'Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service 'This volume by Nicoletta Pirozzi offers an accurate and interesting overview of the broad range of military and civilian instruments available to the EU to address the security challenges of the 21st century. The author explores, in an innovative way and with several references to recent operations, what kind of approaches the EU has elaborated through the Lisbon Treaty in the field of crisis management. This book is an essential tool for those interested in getting more acquainted with the complexity of the EU as a major actor in the international arena.' Prof. Andrea de Guttry, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa)