Cybersecurity Policy of the European Union: Towards Strategic Autonomy Cover Image

Polityka cyberbezpieczeństwa Unii Europejskiej – początek drogi do strategicznej autonomii
Cybersecurity Policy of the European Union: Towards Strategic Autonomy

Author(s): Marek Szczygieł
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: cybersecurity, strategic autonomy; European Union; cyber defence; cybercrime; network and information security; resilience; cyberpower; strategy; Common Security and Defence Policy; deterrence

Summary/Abstract: Although cybersecurity as an unified domain is still a recent field of common policy for the EU, it is widely perceived as an area of growing importance for the global position and security of the Union. This development of EU’s cybersecurity policy is taking place in the context of the broader efforts, namely Europe’s ambition to increase its strategic autonomy. For the EU the main challenge remains how to achieve the coherent and holistic approach to cybersecurity, encompassing it’s all dimensions – network and information security, cybercrime and cyber defence. New initiatives undertaken recently by Brussels try to address this problem. This article’s aim is to contribute to the better understanding of the potential of the EU’s cybersecurity policy to frame the future of European security and defence. The article describes the process of development of the cybersecurity policy of the EU in the XXI century. It provides a brief overview of the instruments and institutions of this policy. Then, the article discusses the EU’s potential in cybersecurity field. The final part deals with the three dimensions of EU’s strategic autonomy – political, operational and industrial and how they relate to cybersecurity.

  • Issue Year: 71/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 161-188
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish