Projecting Resilience Across the Mediterranean

1. Introduction -- 2. Resilience in the European Union External Action -- 3. Projecting Stability to the South: NATO's 'New' Mission? -- 4. The EU, Resilience and the Southern Neighbourhood after the Arab Uprisings -- 5. EU Counter-Terrorism Cooperation with the Middle East and North Africa -- 6. Sanctions as a Regional Security Instrument: EU restrictive measures examined -- 7. European Energy Security and the Resilience of Southern Mediterranean Countries -- 8. Libya: From Regime Change to State Building -- 9. Resilience to what? EU capacity-building missions in the Sahel -- 10. Resilience as a tool for conflict resolution? The UN in the Sahel region -- 11. Resilience in the Eye of the Storm: Capacity-Building in Lebanon -- 12. The Horn of Africa: NATO and the EU as partners against piracy -- 13. Paths to resilience: examining EU and NATO responses to the Tunisian and Egyptian political transitions -- 14. Civil-Military Cooperation in the Mediterranean Sea: Lessons not Learnt -- 15. Conclusions

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Key Concepts: From Hybrid Threats to Resilience -- Resilience in NATO and EU Documents -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2 Resilience in the European Union External Action -- The EU's Understanding of Resilience -- Resilience-Problems and Promises -- Key Criticisms -- Key Prospects -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Projecting Stability to the South: NATO's "New" Mission? -- Background -- Origins and Development of the Concept -- The First Wave of Projecting Stability: Partnership with and Enlargement to the East -- The Second Wave of Projecting Stability: NATO Looks South -- Regional Security Integration -- The Domestic Picture -- Counter Arguments: Should NATO Be Doing This? -- Conclusion: (How) Can We Get There? -- References -- Chapter 4 The EU, Resilience and the Southern Neighbourhood After the Arab Uprisings -- The Stabilisation Agenda of the ENP -- Resilience: Curing Instability and Deepening Cooperation in the Southern Neighbourhood? -- Resilience, Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building -- Examples of Resilience and Stability-Building in the Southern Neighbourhood -- Egypt -- Lebanon and Jordan -- Palestine -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 EU Counter-Terrorism Cooperation with the Middle East and North Africa -- The EU's Security and Counter-Terrorism Policies -- The Evolution of EU-MENA Counter-Terrorism Cooperation -- Four Dimensions of EU-MENA Counter-Terrorism Cooperation -- Border Controls -- Countering the Financing of Terrorism -- Fostering Regional Cooperation -- Strengthening the Rule of Law and the Protection of Human Rights -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Sanctions as a Regional Security Instrument: EU Restrictive Measures Examined.