Der Band versammelt die Beiträge der „New Faces Conference" vom März 2002, einer gemeinsam vom Institut für Sicherheitspolitik der Universität Kiel und der Forschungsstelle für Sicherheitspolitik der ETH Zürich durchgeführten Tagungsreihe für Nachwuchswissenschaftler im Bereich der Internationalen Beziehungen. Inhalt: I. The Implementation of the Headline Goals: Christina V. Balis: The State of European Defense and Security Policy After the Laeken Summit (25-47); Tania M. Chacho: Implementing the Headline Goals: The Military Aspect (49-65); Giovanna Bono: Implementing the Headline Goals: The Institutional Dimension (67-91). II. Cooperation with NATO and EU Candidate States: Jennifer Medcalf: Cooperation Between the EU and NATO: (95-117); Vladimir Bilcik: ESDP and the Security Policy Priorities and Perspectives of Central European EU Candidate States (119-143). III. The Scope of the European Security and Defense Policy: Hajnalka Vincze: A Stronger Military Role for the EU in the Balkans (147-162); Serhat Güvenç: The Limits and Possibilities of a Military Role for the EU in the Middle East (163-188); Timothy N. Williams: EU-NATO Cooperation in the Fight Against Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism (189-204). IV. The ESDP and the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Samantha Paige Davis: The Long-term Outlook for NATO and ESDP: Moving Toward Tighter Cooperation or the Breakup of the Western Alliance? (205-235).