Security and Defence Policy in the European Union

Jolyon Howorth is Visiting Professor of Political Science at Yale University, USA, and Emeritus Professor of European Politics at Bath University, UK. He is the co-editor of Defending Europe: The EU, NATO, and the Quest for European Autonomy, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

• 1. Introduction: CSDP A Work in Progress2. Decision-Making: The Political and Institutional Framework3. The Instruments of Intervention: Generating Military and Civilian Capacity4. Selling it to Uncle Sam: CSDP and Transatlantic Relations5. The EU as an Overseas Crisis Management Actor6. Empirical Reality and Academic Theory7. Conclusion: The Major Challenges Ahead.

Reviews of the first edition: "[A] significant and valuable contribution...well organized and accessible...[Howorth] provides a clear, detailed and comprehensive analysis of one of the most important policy developments in the history of the EU." - Alistair J. K. Shepherd, Journal of Common Market Studies "...the most comprehensive study of the topic to appear in English to date..." - Toby Vogel, European Voice "[E]mpirically rich, skilfully researched...illuminating and rewarding...[Howorth] should be commended...for accessible writing on complex issues." - Johan Eliasson, EUSA Review "...a book that is both rich in technical and historical details and engages lightly in theoretical debate...a pleasure to read." - Sonia Lucarelli, The International Spectator