Soft security threats undermine stability in Europe and Eurasia. This book explores the impact of illegal trafficking of migrants, small arms, and prostitution and assesses the effectiveness of US and EU responses to these threats.

Introduction 1. Hard and Soft European Security Dynamics in the 21st Century 2. Illegal Migration: Ukraine 3. Illegal Migration: Russia 4. Trafficking: Prostitution and Human Body Parts 5. Trafficking Small & Light Arms 6. EU Response 7. US Homeland Security 8. Soft Security in the Balkan Region 9. Strengthening 'Soft Security': What is to be done? 10. Soft Security Trends and Projections