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Managing Transboundary Crises: The Emergence of E uropean U nion Capacity
Author(s) -
Boin Arjen,
Rhinard Mark,
Ekengren Magnus
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.12052
Subject(s) - terrorism , member states , political science , crisis management , international trade , face (sociological concept) , business , european union , economy , economics , law , sociology , social science
The E uropean U nion ( EU ) has modest but promising capacities to assist member states overwhelmed by disaster through its C ivil P rotection M echanism. The EU also routinely sends civil and military missions to hotspots outside EU territory. But these capacities do not suffice in the face of transboundary crises: threats that cross geographical and policy borders within the U nion. Examples include epidemics, financial crises, floods, and cyber terrorism. Nation states cannot cope with these threats without international collaboration. In this article, we explore the EU 's efforts to develop transboundary crisis management capacities. We describe these budding capacities, explain their policy origins, and explore their future potential.