In December 2003 the EU adopted the European Security Strategy, the first ever common strategic vision of the Member States. This volume examines how the Strategy can form the basis of a comprehensive approach that integrates all dimensions of EU external action, from aid and trade to defence, under the same agenda of 'effective multilateralism' or global governance.

Contents: Reinventing security; Comprehensive security; A secure neighbourhood; A secure world; Securing the capabilities; Securing implementation; Bibliography; Index.