The European Union as a security actor: security provision through enlargement. From: World Affairs | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Stefanova, Boyka | COPYRIGHT 2005 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

It cannot be repeated often enough: the raison d'etre of the European project is to maintain stability, peace, and prosperity in Europe.

--Erik Holm (1)

The history of the European Union (EU) represents an intriguing security paradox. European integration was born out of the destruction of World War II. Its main rationale was to prevent the recurrence of conflict and devastation in Western Europe, although such objectives were never explicitly stated. Through...

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