Management of Regional and International Crises by the European Union

One of the European Union's main goals is to be an important actor in the field of international peace and security and, with this in mind, it has developed a number of military and civil capacities. With these capacities the EU has launched and contributed to a great number of peace missions on different continents. And, by capitalizing on the experience gained during these peace missions, a general improvement of the standards of the EU peacekeeping missions can be achieved. And with the lessons learned and the actions that have been taken by the EU in its military, civil and mixed operations it could also make use of its normative power in order to consolidate the respect and protection of the fundamental rights of different populations around the world.