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"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of the EU in international security through five detailed case studies and in doing so fills a distinct gap in the scholarship on European security and policy-making. Significantly, it offers a broadened conceptualization of the EU as an international security actor, including JHA policy. Furthermore, case studies which explore, amongst other things, EU responses to piracy off the coast of Somalia, climate change and terrorism offers a fresh insight into EU policy on contemporary security challenges. As such, this book constitutes an important and original input in the debate on European security after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and is a must-read for students and scholars of EU Politics, Security Studies and International Relations"--

EUCTER: From a Jean Monnet Network to the European Counter-Terrorism and Security Institute
Christian Kaunert, Professor of Policing and Security at the University of South Wales, describes the scope of EUCTER, from a Jean Monnet Network to the European Counter-Terrorism and Security Institute. Terrorism remains one of the leading security threats facing the European Union (EU) and its Member States, with a considerable impact on European societies. Therefore, there is a strong need for knowledge and expertise that will enable the EU and its Member States to address the contemporary terrorist threat effectively.

A review essay covering books by 1) Karen Henderson and Carol Weaver (Eds.), The Black Sea region and EU Policy -- the challenge of divergent agendas (2010), 2) Richard Whitman and Stefan Wolff (Eds.), The European neighbourhood policy in perspective -- context, implementation and impact (2010), and 3) Nicole Wichmann, Rule of law promotion in the European neighbourhood policy -- normative or strategic power Europe? (2010).