TY - BOOK ID - 5378839 TI - Civilian crisis management : the EU way AU - Nowak, Agnieszka AU - Gourlay, Catriona AU - Helly, Damien AU - Ioannides, Isabelle AU - Institut d'études de sécurité (Paris) PY - 2006 VL - no. 90 SN - 10177566 SN - 9291980935 9789291980932 PB - Paris: European Union. Institute for Security Studies, DB - UniCat KW - Peace-building KW - Conflict management KW - Crisis management KW - Security, International KW - Civil-military relations KW - Consolidation de la paix KW - Gestion des conflits KW - Gestion de crise KW - Sécurité internationale KW - Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire KW - Decision making KW - European Union KW - #SBIB:327.5H00 KW - #SBIB:327.7H233 KW - Strategie en vredesonderzoek: algemeen KW - Europese Unie: externe relaties, buitenlands- en defensiebeleid (ook WEU) KW - Sécurité internationale KW - Crisis management - European Union countries KW - Decision making - European Union countries UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5378839 AB - The operational progress in civilian crisis management made by the EU since 1999 has been impressive and has helped to enhance the EU's reputation as a credible security provider. However, the realisation of EU political objectives related to the strengthening of international security does not depend merely on the improvement of the EU's operational capabilities. Taking into account the EU's genuine ambition to project stability and lasting peace abroad, more attention needs to be given to its ability to use a variety of instruments in a coherent and focused manner. This capacity is particularly important in the civilian aspects of crisis management since both Community and Intergovernmental instruments can be deployed to tackle a crisis. In this context, this Chaillot Paper examines the EU's approach to civilian crisis management and its functional consistency as one of the elements of the EU's external action. It illustrates the considerable achievements in terms of civilian capabilities, decision-making procedures and missions on the ground, and also points to current shortcomings and to work in progress to address them. The coherence of the EU approach is analysed both at the institutional level (intra-pillar and inter-pillar) and at the operational level. In addition, the question of civil-military co-ordination is addressed as an important element in the consolidation of an integrated approach to EU crisis management. ER -