The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy: Opportunities for a More Effective EU Response to Crisis-Affected Countries in Africa

The European Union has launched a wide range of initiatives in relation to its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), with the aim of enhancing the EU’s civilian and military crisis management capacities. Against this background, the present study seeks to provide an overview of new institutional settings for the CFSP and the Cotonou Agreement by mapping out opportunities and constraints for improved coherence between different fields of intervention (i.e. humanitarian aid, civilian and military crisis management, and political instruments) in response to crisis situations in Africa.