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Overview"The past five years have witnessed an extraordinary sequence of events: increased global terrorism; natural disasters of an unprecedented scale; kidnappings of European Union (EU) citizens in conflict zones; coups; and assassinations of political leaders. Such events have posed new challenges to global security. The EU, as an increasingly global security actor, has a responsibility to contribute to solving conflicts and assist wartorn countries or those devastated by natural disaster.""Faster and More United?: The Debate About Europe's Crisis Response Capacity"" discusses how the EU can use its resources to respond more effectively to the contemporary challenges in civilian crisis response. It presents a collection of writings and personal insights on the current state of play and future directions of European Crisis Response.This publication brings together expert opinion from EU institutions, European think-tanks and universities, high-ranking officials from the EU Military Staff, and experienced practitioners from non-governmental organisations.This work is divided into six sections: EU Response to Conflict; Field Experience; The EU Working in Partnership; Improving Quality in Civilian Crisis Response; Taking EU Decision Support to the 21st Century; and, Connectivity and Security of the Field Staff." Full Product DetailsAuthor: European CommissionPublisher: European Commission Imprint: European Commission ISBN: 9789289499521ISBN 10: 9289499524 Pages: 389 Publication Date: May 2007 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |