The establishment of the European External Action Service and its impact on the EU role in international crisis management

The Lisbon Treaty established the new institutions for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of European Union. A new structure is the European External Action Service (EEAS). The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of EEAS’s setting-up for the EU role in international crisis management. This analysis will take into consideration three aspects: theoretical perspective; the point of view of public policy; and decision making process.