In the face of emerging new threats, the EU's capacity to build a distinctive role in crisis management remains problematic. Analysing EU policies and actions, this collection sheds light on the EU's role in managing crises and peacekeeping, exploring avenues for a strategic EU vision for security and defense.

Fabrizio Battistelli, University of Rome, Italy Helena Carreiras, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal Cristina Churruca, Universidad de Deusto, Spain Margriet Drent, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Paula Duarte Lopes, University of Coimbra, Portugal Bruno Hellendorff, Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security, Belgium Jelena Juvan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Anthony King, University of Exeter, UK Marjan Male i?, University of Ljubljana Slovenia Daniela Nascimento, University of Coimbra, Portugal Bérangère Rouppert, Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security, Belgium Tsvetan Tsvetkov, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria Janja Vuga, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia