The origins and evolution of CSDP -- The Common Security and Defense Policy within the framework of common foreign and security policy -- The substantive and institutional framework of Common Security and Defense Policy -- The policy context of CSDP -- CSDP military operations -- CSDP civilian missions -- International agreements -- Interactions between CSDP and other strands of external action -- Practical and economic underpinnings of CSDP: the case of defence industries.