Changing approaches to security / Policy Brief
Improving European policy towards fragile states
28/10/2011 By Clare Castillejo
An analysis of the EU’s current response to fragility reveals problems with both ‘how’ the EU works in fragile contexts and ‘what’ it seeks to do. The EU needs to improve its processes, instruments and programmes. However, it also needs to develop a clearer political vision of what constitutes fragility and what Europe’s unique role should be in responding to it. This involves engaging with the latest knowledge, moving away from blue print solutions, and developing innovative responses that build on Europe's comparative advantages. Institutional changes within Brussels provide an opportunity to reinvigorate the EU's response to fragility, but so far this opportunity has not been seized.
With the suppot of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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Keywords
Conflict Conflict prevention Europe European Union Fragile stateBio author: Clare Castillejo
Civil society. Conflict. Development. Donors. Gender. Governance. Human rights. Inequality. Peacebuilding. Security.
