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DIIS Brief on how decisions are taken to launch ESDP Crisis operations  

From: DIIS

Annika Björkdahl and Maria Strömvik have written a DIIS Brief on how decisions to launch peace support operations are taken in the ESDP. The Brief challenges conventional assumptions about a long-drawn out decision-making process, and reveals how the processes are sometimes more fluid and involving fewer formalized steps than a first glance would indicate. 

The Decision-Making Process behind Launching an ESDP Crisis Management Operation

Annika Björkdahl and Maria Strömvik 
 

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