Much ado about nothing?




Many might argue that the notion of an EU comprehensive approach is a theoretical construction which never will see concrete application. In reality,serious and necessary efforts already have been made. A case in point is maritime security and  more specifically piracy. In this and in many other areas  it is not a matter of doing it alone but with the international community at large. And it is not a short-term endeavour. Thirdly, it requires hard work and a lot of cooperative spirit. We need many similar efforts in areas such as migration and refugees,  cyber security and freedom,  gender and security, and in many geographic cases, not least fragile states. You can follow  many of these topics in the pages of this website structured in the same way as the handbook on EU and security.​

A case in point: the train and equip initiative - se dedicated page here 

THE EU strategic review:

The observer on the UK and the EU - not a bad summary of the need for an EU comprehensive approach to security 

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From the handbook on EU and security:

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Collection of papers on the comprehensive approach by ECDPM
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Look in the handbook!

My view on the comprehensive approach as published in the Spring 2015 SEcurity Jam report

To quote, liberally, one of the most famous speeches in the UK House of Commons of all times: The EU may have a desk chair (the resources), it may know in which direction to face it (strategy and intelligence collection) but what if, (as Charlie Brown) it does not know how to unfold it (training) and even worse is not aware that there is one out in the garden storage (comprehensive approach). 

This is in short what my book is about. 
Current version of the site map of the website following the structure of the Handbook EU and Security 
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A selection of Youtube videos on the topic 

Typical search results on the EU comprehensive approach April 2015:

  1. What EU Comprehensive Approach? Challenges for the EU ...ecdpm.org/.../eu-comprehensive-approach-challenges-eu-action-plan-be...

    The Action Plan on the Comprehensive Approach, expected in 2015, could be ...Conflict, Security and ResilienceEuropean Responses to Violent Conflicts and  ...
  2. [PDF]EN Council conclusions on the EU's comprehensive approachwww.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/.../EN/.../142552.pdf

    May 12, 2014 - diplomacy, security and defence to finance, trade, development and ... that the starting point for the EU's comprehensive approach must be early, ....OECD/DAC and in the context of the post-2015 framework on ... In particular, the Council stresses the need to implement the Resilience Action Plan, address.
  3. Challenges for the EU Action Plan and Beyondcapacity4dev.ec.europa.eu › EuropeAid › capacity4dev.eu
    Dec 12, 2014 - What EU Comprehensive Approach? ... by the EU to address sustainable development, peace and security, especially in complex ... The Action Planon the Comprehensive Approach, expected in 2015, could be the occasion  ...
  4. House of Commons - Documents considered by the ...www.publications.parliament.uk › ... › European Scrutiny


  5. Mar 11, 2015 - Document details, Draft EU Gulf of Guinea Action Plan 2015-2020 ...approach integrating security, development and governance issues; and .... the Action Plan within the context of the EU's Comprehensive Approach, and as  ...
  6. 19 European security and defence: preparing for the June ...www.publications.parliament.uk › ... › European Scrutiny


  7. Mar 24, 2015 - 19 European security and defence: preparing for the June 2015European .... "EU Comprehensive Approach" Action Plan: currently short on  ...