CHAPTER I: THE EU, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER II: THE DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY OF THE EU CHAPTER III: DECISION-MAKING: PROCESSES AND ROCEDURES CHAPTER IV: THE HISTORY OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AND CIVILIAN MISSIONS CHAPTER V: MAPPING CURRENT CAPABILITIES&SHORTFALLS CHAPTER VI: THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE AGENCY (EDA) CONCLUSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES