| ID | 075729 |
| Title Proper | ESDP and civilian rapid reaction |
| Other Title Information | adding value is harder than expected |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jakobsen, Peter Viggo |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article takes issue with the prevailing view that the ESDP capacity building process is easier and has been more successful in the civilian than in the military field. It argues that civilian capacity building is harder than military capacity building, demonstrates that the European Union's (EU's) civilian rapid reaction capacity is considerably smaller and less integrated than is generally assumed and that the capacity goals set for 2008 are unattainable. Yet another major EU expectations-capability gap has been created and there is now a real danger that this gap will seriously damage the EU's reputation as the global leader in civilian rapid reaction crisis management. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Security Vol. 15, No.3; 2006: p299 - 321 |
| Journal Source | European Security Vol. 15, No.3; 2006: p299 - 321 |
| Key Words | Civil-Military Relations ; European Union - Civil-Military Relations ; European Union Security Policy |