ПОСТЕПЕНИ РАЗВОЈ ЕВРОПСКЕ УНИЈЕ КАО БЕЗБЕДНОСНЕ ЗАЈЕДНИЦЕ – НА ПУТУ ОД ВЕНЕРЕ КА МАРСУ
THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AS A SECURITY COMMUNITY – ON THE WAY FROM VENUS TO MARS

Author(s): Duško Lopandić
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, Governance, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation, Geopolitics
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: European Union; European Security and Defence Policy; Permanent Structured Cooperation; PESCO
Summary/Abstract: The text examines the progress of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) over the last decades in the context of building the EU as a security community. The question is raised whether and to what extent the EU has already become a security community. The elements of building this community are pointed out, including the provision on mutual military support from the Lisbon Treaty, the development of various foreign and security policy instruments, as well as the concrete military action of the EU in international affairs, such as peacekeeping missions and the like. The basic EU institutions in the field of ESDP are presented and the main steps in building the ESDP to date are outlined. The paper points out the limitations in building the ESDP, which relate to NATO's role as the main defence backbone in transatlantic relations and in the military strategies of most EU member states. Particular attention is paid to the formation of the "Permanent Structured Cooperation" (PESCO) as a new form of defence cooperation. It is pointed out that the "Permanent Structured Cooperation" was created after years of anticipation ("sleeping beauty"), immediately after Brexit, as a way to demonstrate the vitality of the EU. Most EU member states participate in this cooperation, not just those that are most militarily prepared. In conclusion, it is emphasized that, regardless of the undoubted development of the ESDP, the establishment of a security community remains a long-term EU goal, not an immediate reality.

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