The EU, the UN and collective security : making multilateralism effective / / edited by Joachim Krause and Natalino Ronzitti

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825345003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-29559-3; 1-283-52148-2; 9786613833938; 0-203-11554-6; 1-136-29560-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Collana: Contemporary security studies
• Altri autori (Persone): KrauseJoachim <1951->; RonzittiNatalino
• Disciplina: 355/.031
• Soggetti: Security, International - International cooperation; Peace-building - International cooperation; European Union countries Foreign relations 20th century; European Union countries Foreign relations 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The EU, the UN and Collective Security; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Effectiveness of multilateralism in the field of collective security; Part I: Theoretical approaches to and historical developments of global governance in the field of collective security; 1. Global governance in the field of collective security: How to make multilateralism more effective; 2. Effectiveness and ineffectiveness of the UN Security Council in the 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall: A European perspective; Appendix 5: Contributions of EU member states to UN peacekeeping operationsAppendix 6: EU autonomous operation in support of UN peace operations; Appendix 7: Operations involving UN-EU cooperation since 2003; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the effectiveness of multilateralism in ensuring ; collective security and, in particular, the EU's role in this process. In 1992, shortly after the end of the Cold War, a Security Council Summit in New York reaffirmed the salience of the system of collective security and stated the determination of the Heads of State to maintain it as the prime international instrument for preserving peace. Twenty years later, however, the record of collective security as well as of multilateralism has not been very encouraging. The system of collective security, as enshrined in the