Crisis Management Operations

Us-eu Framework Agreement on Crisis Management Operations in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On May 17, 2011, Secretary Clinton and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton signed the Framework Agreement between the United States and the European Union on the Participation of the United States in European Union Crisis Management Operations. A State Department Media Note issued on the same day, available at (internet link) state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/05/163573.htm, described the agreement:

This Agreement provides a legal framework for United States civilians to participate in European Union crisis management missions. The United States previously negotiated an agreement for the U.S. participation in the EU's Rule of Law mission (EULEX) in Kosovo and an ad hoc arrangement for the U.S. participation in the EU's Security Sector Reform mission (EUSEC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This Agreement eliminates the need to negotiate entirely new, separate agreements for the U.S. future participation in EU missions.

This Agreement is one facet of the broad partnership between the United States and the European Union and strengthens the U.S. practical, on-the-ground coordination in crisis situations.

The text of the agreement is available at (internet link) eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:143:0002:0005:EN:PDF.

U.s.-e.u. Framework Agreement on Crisis Management Operations

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• International Conflict Resolution
• International Conflict Avoidance
• Peacekeeping
• Crisis Management Operations