The European Union and International Security: Developing a Comprehensive Approach

摘要: ‘Drawing on a unique range of instruments, the EU already contributes to more secure world. We have worked build human security, by reducing poverty and inequality, promoting good governance rights, assisting development, addressing root causes conflict insecurity’ (Council European Union, 2008a). What constitutes security in 21st century? The former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan states obvious when he contrasts perception threats New York investor passing Ground Zero daily basis with that Malawian orphan who has lost his parents AIDS. Further, fears an Indonesian fisherman family tsunami are also likely differ from concerns villager Darfur threatened bombing raids (Annan, 2005). Over last two decades, perennial problems such as poverty, pandemic diseases environmental disasters, together recent ones, climate change, become increasingly integrated into international agenda. This reflects growing understanding their role not only main death many regions world but multipliers traditional, military threats. In this context, increasing body scholarship recognised Union (EU) actor is well equipped tackle these complex challenges, due multidimensional (Bretherton Vogler, 2006) or structural (Keukeleire MacNaughtan, 2008) character its policies.