TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................ ....................................i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS................................................... .........................................v LIST OF TABLES.......................................................... ...................................................vii PREFACE......................................................... ................................................................ ...ix INTRODUCTION.................................................... ...........................................................1 1. Security and Defence Agenda in the Post-Cold War Era.................................. 2 2. The Research and Chapters........................................................ ....................... 4 CHAPTER I: THE EU, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS.................................................. ........................................................7 1. Conceptual Considerations.................................................. .............................. 7 2. Theoretical Considerations.................................................. .............................. 9 a. International Relations Theories........................................................ .......... 10 (1) Realism......................................................... .................................... 10 (2) Liberalism...................................................... ................................... 12 (3) Constructivism versus Rationalism of Neorealism&Neoliberalism........................................ ....................... 12 (a) Rationalism..................................................... .................................... 13 (b) Constructivism.................................................. .................................. 13 (4) Other Theories........................................................ ........................... 15 (a) Feminism........................................................ ................................... 15 (b) Green Approaches...................................................... ....................... 15 b.European Integration Theories........................................................ ............. 16 (1) Supranationalism................................................ ............................... 16 (a) Federalism...................................................... .................................... 17 (b) Neofunctionalism................................................ ................................ 18 ii The EU In Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management: CSDP (2) Intergovernmentalism............................................ .............................. 19 3.Chapter Summary......................................................... .................................... 21 CHAPTER II: THE DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY OF THE EU..................23 1. Up to World War II.............................................................. ........................... 23 2. World War II and Aftermath ................................................................ ........... 24 3. Schuman Declaration ................................................................ ...................... 26 4. The ECSC............................................................ ............................................ 27 5. The ECC and EURATOM ................................................................ .............. 28 6. The Hague Conference and First Enlargement................................................ 31 7. The Single European Act (SEA) and the Schengen Agreement...................... 33 8. The Maastricht Treaty of European Union (TEU) .......................................... 34 9. Copenhagen Criteria and New Enlargements.................................................. 36 10. Towards th Lisbon Treaty.......................................................... .................. 37 11. Chapter Summary......................................................... ................................. 40 CHAPTER III: DECISION-MAKING: PROCESSES AND ROCEDURES........43 1. Decision Making in International Organisations............................................. 43 2. Institutions and Decision-Making in the EU................................................... 47 a. EU Institutions.................................................... ......................................... 47 b. Intergovernmentalism versus Supranationalism ......................................... 50 3. Processes and Procedures in the EU.............................................................. .. 52 4. Security and Defence Decision-Making in the EU ......................................... 54 5. Chapter Summary......................................................... ................................... 58 CHAPTER IV: THE HISTORY OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AND CIVILIAN MISSIONS ................................................................ .....................................61 1.The Completed EU Mission and Operations.................................................... 62 2.The Current EU Mission and Operations...................................................... ... 72 3.Chapter Summary......................................................... .................................... 79 Aytekin Cantekin, PhD iii CHAPTER V: MAPPING CURRENT CAPABILITIES&SHORTFALLS..........83 1. The Military Capabilities.................................................... ............................. 85 2. The Civilian Capabilities.................................................... ............................. 91 3. Chapter Summary......................................................... ................................... 94 CHAPTER VI: THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY (EDA) ..........................97 1. The Establishment and Objectives of the EDA............................................... 97 2. The Short History of the EDA............................................................. .......... 100 3. The Institutional Organization and Research & Development...................... 102 4. Pooling and Sharing ................................................................ ...................... 107 5. Chapter Summary......................................................... ................................. 108 CONCLUSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES .................................111 1. A General Summary......................................................... ............................. 111 2. The Sudden Brexit.......................................................... ............................... 119 3. Concluding Remarks......................................................... ............................ 121 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................ ...........................................123 INDEX ................................................................ ............................................................... 133 AUTHOR.......................................................... ................................................................ . 137