Ana E. Juncos is Professor of European Politics at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK. Her primary research interest lies in European foreign and security policy, with a particular focus on the development on the EU’s conflict prevention and crisis management capabilities and its role in conflict resolution in the Western Balkans. She is a visiting professor at the EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department at the College of Europe, Bruges. She holds a Ph.D. in Politics, International Relations and European Studies from Loughborough University (UK).