This book traces the evolution of the EUâs fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11. This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism policies and features an in-depth account of the EUâs reaction to the terrorist incidents in New York Madrid and London. In the first few weeks after these incidents the EU mobilised a complex but also incoherent set of policy measures which significantly influenced the course of European security over the years. From a theoretical perspective this volume argues that context-specific factors dominated over functionalist considerations in the EUâs fight against terrorism. Building on frameworks from public policy analysis the author demonstrates that EU institutions played a critical role as policy entrepreneurs while the many security measures were chosen on the basis of timing rather than significance. Such short-term political dynamics also explain the implementation deficits and persistent imbalances in the EUâs counterterrorism policy; limitations which still hinder its fight against international terrorism. This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy counter-terrorism European security public administration foreign policy and IR in general. . Language: English