George Voskopoulos holds BA degrees from Brock University (Canada) and the Ionian University (Greece), an MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University (UK), and a PhD in European Studies from Exeter University's Centre for European Studies. He is an Associate Professor of European Studies and former Head of the Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. Currently he is an editorial board member of a number of international journals.

Part I: The EU Internal - External Security Nexus.- Soft Power, European Security Strategy and Radicalism: Cultural, Religious and Dimensional Challenges.- The Strategic Context of the European Security and Defence Policy.- Securitization: Theoretical Underpinnings and Implications.- Small EU Member States and the European Security and Defence Integration.- Part II: EU Operations: From the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) to the European External Action Service (EEAS).- EU Peace Operations in a Changing World: A Multilayer Evaluation.- European Participation in International Operations: National Decision-Making and the Role of EU Institutions.- The European External Action Service: An Encompassing and Adaptive Agency at the Service of the EU Global Security Strategy?.- The Evolving Role of FRONTEX in Implementing an EU Comprehensive Approach on Security.- The Role of the European Commission / DG ECHO in Crisis Response and Institutional Cooperation for an EU Comprehensive Approach.- Part III: EU, Russia and Transatlantic Challenges.- Russia's Challenges to International Security and the Western Response.- West v. Russia: A Role for Diplomacy.- Transatlantic Relations at a Time of Uncertainty: The Formation of Transatlantic Axis.- Augmenting European Security and Defence: A Multiple Challenge for the EU.- NATO Security Challenges.