Beschreibung:
This book contributes to the understanding of the counter-terrorism (CT) policy of the European Union (EU) by offering a set of analyses focusing on its external dimension. Whilst calling for the combination of internal and external policies as well as cooperation with third countries and international institutions, the external dimension of EUCT challenges previous assumptions on the functioning of the EU and offers new testing ground for the latest theoretical and methodological approaches.
1. Introduction: The external dimension of the European Union's counter-terrorism: an introduction to empirical and theoretical developments 2. The social construction of an EU interest in counter-terrorism: US influence and internal struggles in the cases of PNR and SWIFT 3. Counterterrorism cooperation in the transatlantic security community 4. The external dimension of EU counter-terrorism: the challenges of the European Parliament in front of the European Court of Justice 5. Stepping inside? CSDP missions and EU counter-terrorism 6. The EU as a global counter-terrorism actor in the making 7. Conclusion: assessing the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism ten years on 8. Epilogue - The Union, the World and Counter-Terrorism: How to Normalize the Extreme?