№310. The Governance Gap in European Security and Defence
№310. The Governance Gap in European Security and Defence

Author(s): Giovanni Faleg
Subject(s): Governance, Security and defense, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Governance Gap; European Security and defence; CSDP; EU;
Summary/Abstract: This policy brief argues that a ‘governance gap’ explains the existential crisis of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The true causes of the EU’s inertia as a security actor in its neighbourhood and beyond are not a lack of capability or even austerity measures, but the absence of a core group of states committed to driving integration forward. Member states are reluctant to set clear common strategic priorities and struggle to agree on a revision of the institutional rules. Their strategic cultures and interests differ significantly; they hold different visions of CSDP, and are unwilling to use the CSDP instruments at their disposal.

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