EU and Military Operations

Katarina Engberg is Deputy Director General in the Swedish Ministry of Defence. She has a PhD in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University, Sweden. The book is based on her experience as a practitioner and diplomat posted to the EU.

"Engberg’s thoughtful empirical analysis shows that the EU’s military forces help to prevent and stop wars and preserve the peace in many world regions, and she shows whether, when, how, and why they are more or less likely to succeed."-- Jorge I. Domínguez, Harvard University, USA"When does the EU intervene militarily? In this book, well-placed practitioner-scholar Katarina Engberg studies the EU's experience in recent years. Distinguishing between driving and inhibiting factors, Engberg succeeds in conveying a deeper understanding of the EU's ability to act in increasingly multilateralised military operations for peace and security. The dissection of the interplay between the EU and determined local actors is central to this unique investigation."--Peter Wallensteen, Uppsala University, Sweden and University of Notre Dame, USA

• 1. Introduction: Purpose and Overview 2. The Study of Military Operations 3. The First Operations 4. The non-case of the Lebanon war 2006 5. Operation EUFOR RD Congo 2006 6. Comparing the two main cases: the Lebanon war and Operation EUFOR RD Congo 7. Sahel and Congo DRC, again 8. The Horn of Africa, Northern Africa, Sahel, the Levant (?) 9. Comparative Analysis and Conclusions