European security, terrorism and intelligence : tackling new security challenges in Europe / edited by Christian Kaunert, Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, University of Dundee, UK and Sarah Leonard, Lecturer in Politics, University of Dundee, UK.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Beyond EU Counter-terrorism Cooperation: European Security, Terrorism and Intelligence; Sarah Ľonard and Christian Kaunert --
PART I: THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A SECURITY ACTOR --
2. The European Union and International Security: Developing a Comprehensive Approach; Kamil Zwolski --
3. The European Union as a Comprehensive Police Actor; Stephen Rože --
PART II: COUNTER-TERRORISM AND POLICING IN EUROPE --
4. Europol's Counter-terrorism Role: a Chicken-egg Dilemma; Oldrich Bures --
5. Guarding EU-wide Counter-terrorism Policing: the Struggle for Sound Parliamentary Scrutiny of Europol; Claudia Hillebrand --
PART III: COUNTER-TERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE IN EUROPE --
6. Information-sharing and the EU Counter-terrorism Policy: A 'Securitization Tool' Approach; Thierry Balzacq and Sarah Leonard --
7. Availability by Stealth? EU Information Sharing in Transatlantic Perspective; John D. Occhipinti --
8. On 'a Continuum with Expansion?' Intelligence Cooperation in Europe in the Early 21st Century; Adam D.M. Svendsen --
9. Security Partnerships, Intelligence and the Recasting of the UK Monopoly of Violence in the 21st Century; Carlos Ortiz --
Conclusion --
10. European Security, Terrorism, and Intelligence: Assessing the Path of Development; Alex MacKenzie and Kamil Zwolski.

The new security challenges that have arisen as a result of the rise in prominence of global terrorism have presented the European Union with a unique opportunity to rebrand itself as dominant force on the international stage. Traditionally viewed as a weak actor, it efforts to promote intelligence-sharing and by instituting wide-ranging cooperation between national police forces have ensured that the EU is well-placed to combat the challenges posed by global terrorism and have given it renewed vigour as an international actor. Through contributions from experts on the EU and global security, this book discusses the measures taken by the European Union to counter terrorism at a both national and global level as well as drawing wider conclusions on the nature and success of the confederation as an international security actor focusing specifically on JHA policy. This volume provides an original and much needed contribution to the literature on EU security governance at the global level. The EU has long been seen as confederation that has failed to assert itself effectively on the international stage. In this collection, a series of experts discuss how the EU has shed its reputation as a weak international actor in light of its policies on police cooperation and intelligence-sharing as part of the global effort to combat terrorism.