The EU and multilateral crisis management : assessing cooperation and coordination with the UN

Fioramonti, Lorenzo, Scoeman, Maxi and Olivier, Gerrit, (2012). The EU and multilateral crisis management : assessing cooperation and coordination with the UN. Mercury E-Paper Series, 19 1-24

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    Author Fioramonti, Lorenzo
    Scoeman, Maxi
    Olivier, Gerrit
    Title The EU and multilateral crisis management : assessing cooperation and coordination with the UN
    Appearing in Mercury E-Paper Series
    Volume 19
    Publication Date 2012-04
    Place of Publication Edinburgh
    Publisher The University of Edinburgh
    Start page 1
    End page 24
    Language En
    Abstract Multilateralism sits high on the European foreign policy agenda and constitutes a founding principle of the EU’s integration process. Yet, a comparative analysis of key missions and diplomatic initiatives in the field of crisis management reveals lights and shadows in the much-heralded ‘choice of multilateralism’ underpinning the cooperation between the EU and the UN. On the one hand, the EU strives to support the UN and operate legitimately within its framework and mandate; on the other hand, it wishes to carve out an autonomous space for its role in multilateral crisis management, be it through military means or through diplomatic strategies. Moreover, institutional cooperation at the top -level has not always resulted in good coordination on the ground, thus undermining ‘effective multilateralism’.
    Keyword Multilateralism
    European Union
    United Nations
    Conflict management
    Copyright Holder The University of Edinburgh
    Copyright Year 2012
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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