“…Yet, in a decade, the EU has not only developed common, autonomous, civilian and military capabilities, and unified its external action resources. The "powerless" Europe of the Bosnian years seems to have fizzled; some 20 military and civilian operations -of varying size and ambition -have been launched since 2003 as part of a policy that now covers much of the spectrum of conflict and crisis: prevention, management and reconstruction 43 . Above all, the EU has developed a security vision, endorsed by all of its Member States, the European Security Strategy.…”