Inside Out: the External Face of EU Internal Security Policy

Abstract

Abstract The field of Justice, Liberty and Security has evolved into an important and dynamic policy domain since the early 1990s. An external policy dimension has developed in relation to internal security as the EU has wrestled with a range of transnational threats. This article analyses this external policy dimension and argues that the Union’s response has two facets. First, the EU has sought to impose its model of internal security upon its neighbours. Secondly, it has attempted to foster norms within the international community that will help to address transnational security challenges.