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Following the Lisbon Treaty, the powers of the European Parliament in external relations have gradually expanded and it is increasingly influencing the foreign policy of the European Union.This book analyses the role of the European Parliament as an international actor and presents a new debate about its role outside the EU territory. It explores different policy areas including human rights, international aid, trade, crisis management and the environment to provide a systematic analysis of the modern global role of the European Parliament. The book also considers the European Parliament's reg

Following the Lisbon Treaty, the powers of the European Parliament in external relations have gradually expanded and it is increasingly influencing the foreign policy of the European Union. This book analyses the role of the European Parliament as an international actor and presents a new debate about its role outside the EU territory. It explores different policy areas including human rights, international aid, trade, crisis management and the environment to provide a systematic analysis of the modern global role of the European Parliament. The book also considers the European Parliament's regional interactions with Africa, Latin America, the United States, Asia and the Middle East. With a common analytical framework and research covering the lifespan of the European Parliament from its first direct elections in 1979 to the present day, this comprehensive volume presents an unparalleled analysis of one of the most important institutions in the European Union. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics and institutions, European policy, government, international relations and European history.

This volume presents complementary analyses of the current features, issues and trends of multilateral security and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) peace operations. The work presents an astute interpretation of the attributes of ESDP operations in the context of the diffusion of peace operations practice at the present time. Founded on the detailed examination of different peace operations and the analysis of relevant data, the book allows for the assessment of the near future of peace operations. -- Back cover.

The refugee and migration crisis has contributed to promote and consolidate new practices. The NGOs' SAR Operations represent a new aspect of the humanitarian new normal phenomenon which is here analysed to deepen the existing knowledge about the response of the state, the citizens and the organised civil society to the crisis. The paper, which is based on an expert survey research conducted by researchers of the University of Catania, contends that Europeans overwhelmingly perceive irregular migrants as a threat.

Hybrid Governance and Non-State Actors in Singapore Foreign Policy: Sovereign Wealth Funds, Think Tanks and Para-Political Institutions in Foreign Policy Processes -- On the Pillars of Pan-Africanism: An emerging AU foreign policy -- Non-State Actors' Role in Foreign Policy: The Case of the EU Enlargement Policy in Western Balkans -- Institutionalising Foreign Policy-making between Non-State Actors: From Reactive to Proactive Relations between the EU and the KRI -- The Syrian Opposition Ups and Downs and Its Participative Potential in Formulating Syrian Foreign Policy -- The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as Foreign Policy (Non-State) Actor in Iraq -- The World Uyghur Congress as an Actor of Foreign Policy -- Conclusion.

Organised crime is a major threat to all industrial and non-industrial countries. Using an inter-disciplinary and comparative approach, this book examines the official institutional discourse on organised crime to examine whether, or not, it has an impact on perceptions of the threat and on the reality of organized crime

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy -- Introduction -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Section I States and Contemporary Conflict -- 1 Conceptualizing State Counterterrorism -- State of the Art -- Conceptualization Methods -- Defining State CT -- Defining Political Violence -- Defining Terrorism -- Is All Terrorism Non-State Terrorism? -- Is All Terrorism Subversive? -- Is Violence against Indirect Participants in Hostilities Terrorism? -- Defining CT -- Defining the State -- Defining State CT -- Specifying Subtypes of State CT -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 Terrorism and Counterterrorism: The Criticality of Context -- Introduction -- Unintended but Not Unexpected Consequences: 9/11 and Al-Qaeda -- US Strategy in Iraq: Prioritising Security -- The Provisional IRA: Aggressor and Main Protagonist -- Active, Passive and Outside Supports: Essential to an Insurgency -- Correct Context: Strong SB -- Northern Ireland's Internal Security Solution: An Indigenous Approach -- Loughgall: Factual Inaccuracies, Skewed Analysis and Flawed Conclusions -- Suppressing Strategic Success -- Phase IV: Counterinsurgency -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Challenges of Defining Terrorism for Counter-Terrorism Policy -- Introduction -- The Challenges in Defining Terrorism -- The Changing Meaning of the Term "Terrorism" -- Guerrilla, Insurgency, and Terrorism: The Blurred Boundaries -- Terrorist-Insurgents or Insurgent-Terrorists: Examining the Operational Strategies of ISIL and Boko Haram with a view to Re-defining Terrorism -- Policy Implications for Counter-Terrorism Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Evaluating the 'Success' and 'Failure' of Counterterrorism Policy and Practice -- Introduction -- Sri Lanka: Taking Matters into Their Own Hands -- Contemporary Tale of Violence