The emergence of European Union Peacekeeping

The book "The Emergence of European Union Peacekeeping" offers a comprehensive analysis of the development of the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), which was initiated at the St. Malo Summit in 1998. Within five years, over 20 civilian and military crisis management operations were mandated, marking the beginning of European peacekeeping. The work examines, from a liberal-intergovernmentalist perspective, how integration in the area of security and defense policy can be explained. The focus is on key countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, highlighting crucial factors such as military spending, budgetary constraints, as well as public support for a European security and defense policy and the use of civilian compared to military crisis management measures.