The European Commission's Position in the Field of Security and Defence: An Unconventional Actor at a Meeting Point

Perspectives on European Politics and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-389

  Lavallée, Chantal ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Common Foreign and Security Policy; European Commission; European Union

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859310405     PISSN: 15705854     EISSN: 15680258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15705854.2011.622955     Document Type: Article

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