The papers published in this book are the result of a workshop organized by the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Sport (BMLVS) and the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) and held at the “Peace Castle Schlaining” in Austria in November 2012. The volume is supposed to analyze the Austrian Security Strategy (Österreichische Sicherheitsstrategie, or ÖSS) from 2011, placing it in the context of Austria's role as a “neutral” country in European and global security.
The book is divided into three parts: The first part analyzes the Austrian government's current concept of security, the second traces the role Austria plays in European and global security policy, and the third tries to draw conclusions and develop strategies for the Austrian armed forces to take part in international peace missions under the lead of the European Union (EU). The book thus focuses both on theoretical aspects and...