The European Commission has published a new book on the EU crisis management policy (Making the Difference? What Works in Response to Crisis and Security Threats).

Federico Santopinto has contributed to this book with an article on the role of the EU development cooperation in this field. Even if less dramatic or visible than military missions, the EU cooperation policy, managed so far by the European Commission, has gained a growing importance over the last two decades, acquiring a strategic value that has long been underestimated by traditional national diplomacies.