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European Security Review

European Security Review is a news review providing critical analysis of developments in European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
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ESR no.50 (July - 2010) : NPT Review Conference; Civilian Contributions to Operations; Peace Report 2010; CSDP and EU mission updates

ESR no.49 (May - 2010) : EEAS; Spanish Presidency; Women in the Peace Process; NATO-EU Assets; CSDP and EU Missions Update

ESR no.48 (February - 2010) : Disarmament, the 2010 NPT Review Conference, NATO and Arms Control, NATO-EU Cooperation; CSDP and EU Missions Update

ESR no.47 (December - 2009) : Looking at: enacting the Lisbon Treaty for CSDP,setting up the EEAS, ESDP and the Swedish EU Presidency,CSDP logistics and NAMSA,EU and early warning,CSDP and EU mission updates.

ESR no.46 (October - 2009) : ESR no.46 - October - 2009 | Looking at: missile defence, Gender and SSR, US and nuclear policy, military capabilities, briefing notes on Palestine and SIPRI Yearbook Launch and ESDP and EU mission update

ESR no.45 (July - 2009) : Looking at: SALW, WMD, Peace Report, Czech Presidency, ESDP update

ESR no.44 (May - 2009) : Looking at: NATO and nuclear arms; civ-mil convergence; children´s security; control of SALW; NATO Shadow Summit; gender and SSR training; INEF Peace book launch; SIPRI book on dual-use goods; EP updates and ESDP and EU mission update

ESR no.43 (March - 2009) : Looking at: Civilian capabilities in ESDP; Kosovo, Afghanistan, Brazil and ESDP and EU mission update

ESR no.42 (December - 2008) : Looking at: : ESS review; Peace operations; NATO Watch; Fragile states; European Civil Protection Force; EP updates December 2008; EUFOR Chad/CAR; EUNAVFOR Somalia and ESDP and EU mission update.

ESR no.41 (November - 2008) : Looking at: new threats; Guinea-Bissau; France and nuclear; ESDP in DRC and Kosovo; EUPM and EP updates September and October 2008. Also events in December: launch of book on peace operations and PSE conference on peace and disarmament.

ESR no.40 (September - 2008) : Looking at: changing perceptions on security; the French White Paper on Defence; an EU caucus in NATO; civilian exemptions from the Nuclear Suppliers Group; climate change and security and EP updates July 2008. Also events in October on: control of SALW; and 1325/1820 in ESDP missions.

ESR no.39 (July - 2008) : Looking at: Battle Groups; Responsibility to Protect; EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; 5 years of ESDP in Action; ESDP Mission Update (including tables and charts); European Parliamentary Update June 2008; R2P and POC event and Council ESDP Handbook Launch.

ESR no.38 (May - 2008) : Looking at: Kosovo SSR implementation; EUSSR in Guinea-Bissau; EU surveying the EU - The Future of Europe; European Parliamentary Update March 2008; European Parliamentary Update May 2008; ISIS-DCAF joint report; Launch of the gender and SSR toolkit

ESR no.37 (March - 2008) :
Looking at: EUFOR Tchad/RCA mission; The Lisbon Treaty on the CFSP and ESDP; European security in 2020; European Parliamentary Update January 2008; European Parliamentary Update December 2007.

ESR no.36 (December - 2007) :
Looking at: Studies for the European Parliament; Liberal Interventionism - time to get real; Parliamentary Update October 2007; Parliamentary Update November 2007; ESDP and EU Mission Update (including tables and charts).

ESR no.35 (October - 2007) :
Looking at: Revising the European Security Strategy - Building a secure Europe in a better world; Sarkozy's Brave New World - France's foreing security and defense policy; Engaging Fragile Situations: Sudan; Chad: civilan-military and humanitarian intervention;European Parliamentary Updates July and September 2007

ESR no.34 (July - 2007) :
Looking at: European Security Roundup ( The New Treaty, Merkel, Sarkozy and Brown; UK on Nuclear Weapons; Cluster Bombs); The importance of Gender in ESDP; The Prum Process: playing or abusing the system?; Parliamentary Update June 2007.

ESR no.33 (May - 2007) :
Looking at: Defending Europe from Missile Attack; Waiting in the Wings - The civilian ESDP mission in Kosovo; EUPOL Afghanistan - an opportunity for whom?; Parliamentary Update March; Parliamentary Update May.

ESR no.32 (March - 2007) :
Looking at: Decision time for Iran; The role of the German Presidency in promoting ESDP; Creating civil society dialogue in Somalia; EUFOR RD Congo: a preliminary assessment; Parliamentary Update January.

ESR no.31 (December - 2006) :
Looking at: Why Europe should care about Britain's Trident; Stopping North Korea's nuclear programme: an active role for the EU; EU Battle Groups 2007: where next?; Security Sector Reform: from Concept to Practice; Aceh Peace Process - Update

ESR no.30 (September - 2006) :
Looking at: UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon: Europe's contribution; Tackling the new terrorism in the EU; Strengthening European support for an Arms Trade Treaty; Gender and Security; Update on Iran nuclear crisis.

ESR no.29 (June - 2006) :
Looking at: The EU's changing role in Kosovo; A New EU Mission to Kosovo : Political Context; Community safety in Kosovo : Lessons learned; Future of ESDP: Lessons from Bosnia.

ESR no.28 (February - 2006) :
Looking at: Nuclear Crisis in Iran; Building Security in the Palestinian Territories; Developing an EU strategy for Security Sector Reform; Update: Aceh Monitoring Mission.

ESR no.27 (October - 2005) :
Looking at: WMD: Matching Budgets to Threats; Aceh Monitoring Mission: a new challenge for ESDP; The EU's Africa Strategy: from Words to Action; Re-thinking NATO's engagement in Afghanistan; Solana's annual speech on CFSP: the Agenda for 2006.

ESR no.26 (June - 2005) :
Looking at: Does internal EU paralysis threaten external action? ; Supporting the African Union in Darfur: a test for the EU-NATO partnership; Towards an EU Action Plan on State Failure?; The Stability Instrument: defining the Commission's role in crisis response.

ESR no.25 (March - 2005) :
Looking at: Training civilians and soldiers to improve security in Iraq: an update of EU and NATO efforts; EUPOL "Kinshasa": testing EU co-ordination, coherence and commitment to Africa; EU Civilian Crisis Management: preparing for flexible and rapid response; The EU Strategy against the proliferation of WMD: past, present and future; Taking Serious Crime Seriously? The EU's fight against terrorism one year after Madrid; ESR News In Brief ( a NATO force in Israel/Palestine- EU mission in the Caucasus- EUFOR in BiH- Darfur: assistance to the AU).

ESR no.24 (September - 2004) :
Looking at: NATO To Set Up a Training Centre in Iraq; ESDP takes over from NATO: Operation ALTHEA, coherent, effective and democratically accountable?; CFSP and ESDP State of Play Under the Dutch Presidency; EU Community Budget 2007-13: External Relations; The African Peace Facility Uncovered: Better late than never?; ESR News In Brief (The European Security Research Programme- The opening of the defence market- a White Paper for the European Defence).

ESR no.23 (July - 2004) :
Looking at: EUFOR Mission for Bosnia by the end of 2004; Follow up to the European Security Strategy: Effective Multilateralism; Implementing the defence aspects of the European Security Strategy: the Headline Goal 2010; Developing the civilian dimension of conflict prevention and ESDP; Another first for ESDP: The Rule of Law Mission to Georgia; New EU Principles on the use of sanctions: from symbolism to effectiveness?; ESR News In Brief (Dutch Presidency programme; Solana the first EU Foreign Minister; The EU-Mediterranean/Middle East Strategic Partnership).

ESR no.22 (April - 2004) :
Looking at:"Battle Groups" to strengthen EU military crisis management?; Building a European intelligence community in response to terrorism; The Dublin Conflict Prevention Action Agenda; The Commission moves into defence research; The Commission moves into defence research; ESR News In Brief (The EU-Mediterranean/Middle East Strategic Partnership-EU mission in Sudan; Italian Gen. Mosca Moschini appointed as second Chief of the EU Military Committee).

ESR no.21 (February - 2004) :
Looking at: Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the EU; Revising the European Parliament's scrutiny of Foreign Affairs and Defence; The EU Police Mission PROXIMA in Macedonia; ESR News In Brief ( EU's partnership with the Arab world-EU-Russia relations- Common Position adopted on conflict prevention in Africa; Appointment of the new special Representative to fYROM; Appointment of the leader of the Defence ).

ESR no.20 (December - 2003) :
Looking at: The Defence Deal in the IGC; The European armaments: A Virtual Reality; Developing Civilian Crisis Management Capabilities;Operation Atlantia: A Fictional Test for Berlin Plus; Iran: A test case for EU Non Proliferation Policy; EU/Member States Pledge 5 Billion Euro to Tackle WMD Proliferation; News in Brief ( Euro-Mediterranean partnership; Annual report on Arms Exports agreed).

ESR no.19 (October - 2003) :
Looking at: Italian Presidency plans for ESDP; EU operations update; Deadlock over operational planning but some movement on IGC;Towards effective multilateralism: EU-UN co-operation gets practical; Braking arms brokering: New EU Controls agreed;News in brief ( Iraq- Robertson successor at NATO).

ESR no.18 (July - 2003) :
Looking at: Making multilateralism matter: the EU Security Strategy; A European response to WMD: prevention or pre-emption?; Operation Artemis: Mission improbable?; For the record: The Greek Presidency'conclusions; Convention concludes with a question: a new EU foreign ministry?; ESR News In Brief ( Iraq: donor conference scheduled for October; US blocks early EU takeover of SFOR).

ESR no.17 (May - 2003) :
Looking at: Building bridges? What role for the EU in post-war Iraq?; The Convention: Conclusion without closure; The defence mini summit: Deepening division or enhancing co-operation?; Communique on defence equipment: Creating a European armaments policy?;ESR News In Brief ( European Stretgic Concept?- Publication of road map for the Middle East- The EP's vision for ESDP ).

ESR no.16 (February - 2003) :
Looking at: The EU Reunited? Implications of the Iraq Crisis for CFSP; Putting "Berlin Plus" into Practice: Taking Over from NATO in FYROM; ESDP Goes Live: The EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina; A Transatlantic Approach to Non-proliferation and Disarmament?; European Parliament resigned to limited oversight of ESDP?; ESR News In Brief (EU may follow-on from SFOR as soon as 2004- Le Touquet: Franco-British vision for ESDP- Zimbabwe: Council sanctions).

ESR no.15 (December - 2002) :
Looking at: The European Convention and Defence; Making European Defence Work: Copenhagen, Berlin Plus and ECAP; Towards improved coherence in EU mine action; Civil Protection against terror attacks: testing EU co-operation; ESR News In Brief ( German defence budget cuts- CFSP spending for 2003-EU-US differences on Middle East Peace Plan)

ESR no.14 (September - 2002) :
Looking at: The Greek Presidency's Programme for the military aspects of the ESDP; Ready and willing to take charge in the Balkans?; The implications of Council Reform for the CFSP and ESDP; EU and OSCE, natural born partners?; ESR News In Brief ( NATO Rapid Reaction Force- Danish Presidency and the Middle-East - Eurocorps ).

ESR no.13 (July - 2002) :
Looking at: Putting ESDP to the test: The first crisis management exercise; Combating terrorism outside the borders of the Union; Progress in building ESDP capabilities; Breakthrough in ESDP funding; Implementing the EU programme on conflict prevention; ESR News In Brief ( EU may take over Bosnia police mission early- Co-operation arrangements with Russia, Canada and Ukraine- The elusive EU-NATO agreement ).

ESR no.12 (May - 2002) :
Looking at: The EU's progress in mainstreaming conflict prevention; Brokering peace in the Middle East; Tackling terrorism within EU borders; ESR News In Brief ( EU to takeover from NATO in Macedonia?- Zimbabwe- Afghanistan- EU crisis management exercise-First EU Defence Ministers Council- Commission's CFSP vision for the Convention ).

ESR no.11 (March - 2002) :
Looking at: Putting ESDP to the test: The EU's Police Mission to Bosnia Herzegovina; The EU and Zimbabwe: too little too late?; Afghanistan: Can the EU build peace in war?; Arms exports post 9/11 - and the flood gates open?; ESR News In Brief ( Presidency calls for EU mission in Macedonia- Developing an EU Defence Ministers Council- Improving decision-making structures- Addressing military shortfalls in the Council- EU intelligence-sharing- Presidency to foster co-operation on arms- Spanish action plan for conflict prevention).

ESR no.10 (January - 2002) :
Looking at: The Spanish Presidency's agenda for conflict prevention and civilian crisis management; The Laeken Summit and ESDP: Much ado about nothing; Winning the Peace: the EU in Afghanistan; ESR News In Brief (Declaration on the situation in the Middle East- Eight states sign up for the A400M military- EP report on conflict prevention).

ESR no.09 (December - 2001) :
Looking at: The Rapid Reaction Force: The EU takes stock; Financing civilian crisis management:The Commission's view; Pledging police for crisis management; The EU's Terrorism Policy Revisited: Progress and Pitfalls; ESR News In Brief ( Access to NATO assets- EU expectations for Middle East- EU representative to Afghanistan- EP Resolution on Trade in Small Arms- Council adopts third report on implementationof the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports- Court rules on access to a Council documenton Arms Exports.

ESR no.08 (October - 2001) :
Looking at: The EU takes on Terrorism; Fixing EU crisis management financing; Conflict Prevention in the Great Lakes: the Belgian Presidency's emerging agenda; EU Small Arms Policy after the UN Conference; ESR News In Brief ( EU and NATO support Macedonian peace plan- EU develops closer ties with Russia- EU action on Middle East- The future of parliamentary control of ESDP- OSCE Assembly calls for ESDP transparency- EP reports EU code on arms exports ).

ESR no.07 (July - 2001) :
Looking at: Europe Moves Forward; Can European Defence Industrial Co-operation be made Accountable?; Europe's Defence Industry Frustrated at Government Reluctance to Boost Arms Spending; Public Opinion and ESDP.

ESR no.06 (June - 2001) :
Looking at: Conflict Prevention Takes Centre Stage; EU's bark still louder than its military bite; Redressing the imbalance: Progress in civilian crisis management.

ESR no.05 (April - 2001) :
Looking at: The Fuss About Turkey; Belgian Presidency Risks Sidelining Conflict Prevention; The Development of EU Policing Capabilities; Plutonium Disposition: Non-Proliferation or Industry Welfare?; ESR News In Brief ( Commission Communication on Conflict- EP Resolution on Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management- PrepCom for UN Small Arms Conference Fails to Meet EU Expectations- Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers- Prelude to the Belgian Presidency- Robertson Addresses GAC- EP Challenges Budget Increases for Civilian Crisis Management ).

ESR no.04 (March - 2001) :
Looking at: Developing a Proactive Approach to EU Conflict Prevention; Controversy over EU Access to NATO Capabilities; EU Reinforces Links with the UN; EU Pushing for Firm Commitments at UN Small Arms Conference; ESR News in Brief (Council adopts Rapid Reaction Mechanism- Solana report on Common Strategies- ICTY calls on EU to link aid to extradition of war criminals- Dispute over Rapid Reaction Force budget- Swedish Presidency proposals for improving EU external action).

ESR no.03 (December - 2000) :
Looking at: EU Finalises Military Tasks: Much Left To Do; States Pledge Resources for Crisis Management; The European Parliament "maximalist" vision of CESDP; The Council's report on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports: Still no transparency breakthrough.

ESR no.02 (October - 2000) :
Looking at: Military secrecy in the EU Council provokes legal challenges; Adapting EU Structures for Crisis Management; Filling the accountability gap in CESDP: The parliamentary dimension; Controlling EU Arms Exports: Recent Developments.

ESR no.01 (July - 2000) :
Looking at: The EU Rapid Reaction Facility; EU Non-military Crisis Management: Violence Control or Peace-Building?; Defence Industry Restructuring: Negotiations continue; Participation in Crisis Management - Who's Managing Whom?; New Security and Defence Directions Taken at Feira.

ESR no. 48 (February - 2010) : Disarmament, the 2010 NPT Review Conference, NATO and Arms Control, NATO-EU Cooperation; CSDP and EU Missions Update