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Intelligence‐Sharing in the European Union: Institutions Are Not Enough

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The European Union (EU) has developed three institutions to facilitate intelligence‐sharing between its Member States: the Berne Group, Europol and the European Union Military Staff. These institutions serve the useful function of creating technical mechanisms for the diffusion of intelligence among national authorities. But they do not tackle the problem of mistrust, which is the key barrier to fully effective intelligence‐sharing. This article shows that mistrust of the interests of other Member States inhibits intelligence‐sharing, that existing institutions fail to overcome this mistrust and suggests changes that could lead to more effective sharing.

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  • James I. Walsh, 2006. "Intelligence‐Sharing in the European Union: Institutions Are Not Enough," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(3), pages 625-643, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:625-643
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00638.x
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    1. Thomas Jensen, 2012. "National Responses to Transnational Terrorism: Intelligence and Counterterrorism Provision," Discussion Papers 12-22, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
    2. Per M. Norheim-Martinsen, 2010. "Beyond Intergovernmentalism: European Security and Defence Policy and the Governance Approach," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48, pages 1351-1365, November.
    3. Björn Müller-Wille, 2008. "The Effect of International Terrorism on EU Intelligence Co-operation," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46, pages 49-73, January.
    4. Raphael Bossong, 2011. "Public Good Theory and the 'Added Value' of the EU's Counterterrorism Policy," Economics of Security Working Paper Series 42, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    5. Per M. Norheim‐Martinsen, 2010. "Beyond Intergovernmentalism: European Security and Defence Policy and the Governance Approach," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(5), pages 1351-1365, November.

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