Operation "Althea" in Bosnia and Herzegovine: the European security and Defence policy (ESDP) coming of age?

Abstract

Can the dramatic progresses in the late years be considered as a proof that ESDP has become a 'routine politic' with run in and tested mechanisms and procedures? In other words, does 'Althea' mean that ESDP is coming of age? The objectives of this operation reveals that its aims are mainly political rather than military and that many challenges are to be taken up.