EUROPEAN UNION – SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON ITS STATUS AS A RELEVANT SECURITY ACTOR
EUROPEAN UNION – SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON ITS STATUS AS A RELEVANT SECURITY ACTOR
Author(s): Gheorghe IordacheSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: EU security; NATO; US; ESDP; perception from the inside; perception from the outside;
Summary/Abstract: European Union’s dimension of security and defence is a relatively new component in this organizational framework. European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) was crystallized within the European Council from Cologne, in 1998 and was designed as part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). CFSP and ESDP represent veritable instruments that the Union can capitalize to affirm on the international scene as a relevant security actor, means by which it can ensure not only its own security, but they also may be instruments used to take an active role in providing international security environment The current paper aims to identify the elements which recommend EU as a relevant international actor in matters relating to security and those that may pose obstacles to shaping such a role.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 34
- Page Range: 40-45
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English