THE FUTURE OF THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY AND SMALL MEMBER STATES

Povzetek Dvaindvajset let po srečanju na vrhu v Kölnu, ki velja za zgodovinsko za SVOP, danes še vedno ne moremo govoriti o popolnoma funkcionalni in operativni SVOP. Prispevek analizira PESCO, CARD, CDP in EDF ter nekatere najpomembnejše težave evropskega obrambnega prizorišča, ki mu primanjkuje skladnosti in ostaja razdrobljeno v številnih vidikih. Države članice še vedno namenjajo veliko več finančnih sredstev za druge varnostne okvire, ki niso del EU, kot je na primer Nato. Prav tako države članice ohranjajo nacionalni fokus na področju obrambnega načrtovanja in v resnici zelo slabo izpolnjujejo dane obljube. Vprašanje je, kaj in koliko v trenutni evropski arhitekturi majhna država članica sploh lahko doseže. Prispevek osvetli vlogo majhnih držav skozi institucijo predsedovanja Evropskemu svetu. Ključne besede SVOP, Slovenija, PESCO, CARD, EDF. Abstract Twenty-two years after the EC meeting in Cologne where the CSDP came to life, we still cannot talk about a fully functional and operational CSDP. This article reflects on PESCO, CARD, the CDP and the EDF, and on some of the main issues in the European defence landscape today, which continues to be fragmented and lacks coherence in several aspects. Member States are still investing more in non-EU frameworks such as NATO, and still retain a national focus in their defence planning, showing very little discipline in meeting the commitments that they have undertaken. The question arises of what a small state can achieve in the current European architecture, if anything. The role of the small state is reflected through the Presidency of the European Council. Key words CSDP, Slovenia, PESCO, CARD, EDF.

17. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies

European Union Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198708933.003.0017 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert Dover ◽

Anna Maria Friis Kristensen

Keyword(s):

Security Policy ◽

Maastricht Treaty ◽

Lisbon Treaty ◽

Political Cooperation ◽

Defence Policy ◽

The Common ◽

The Eu ◽

This chapter examines the European Union's foreign, security, and defence policies. It begins with a discussion of the intergovernmental Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), established by virtue of the Maastricht Treaty, focusing in particular on the role of the member states and the EU institutions in the development of the policy. The forerunner to the CFSP was the European political cooperation. The chapter then considers the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), created by the Lisbon Treaty, and the gradual militarization of the EU. It concludes with an analysis of the range of military and civilian CSDP missions that the EU has undertaken to date.

The EU, Its Member States and the Use of Force: Emerging Signs of European Integration in the Common Security and Defence Policy?

The European Union and the Use of Force ◽

10.1163/9789004356078_004 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 100-134

Keyword(s):

European Integration ◽

Use Of Force ◽

Member States ◽

Defence Policy ◽

The Common ◽

The Eu ◽

Reforma wspólnej polityki bezpieczeństwa i obrony Unii Europejskiej w latach 2016-2017

Politeja ◽

10.12797/politeja.15.2018.54.03 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (54) ◽

pp. 45-64

Author(s):

Janusz J. Węc

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Security Policy ◽

Global Strategy ◽

European Council ◽

The European Union ◽

Security Strategy ◽

Defence Policy ◽

The Common ◽

The Reform of the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union in 2016‑2017The subject of the article is the reform of the Common Security and Defence Policy in 2016‑2017 following the adoption of the new EU External Security Strategy by the European Council in June 2016. The first part of the article analyzes the European Union’s Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy. However, the second part of the article reconstructs the process of implementing the global strategy and describes the successes and failures of the reform.

EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE: A BREAKTHROUGH OR SIMPLY MUDDLING THROUGH

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES ◽

10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.23.3.3 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 43-52

Author(s):

DICK ZANDEE

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

European Security ◽

Member States ◽

The Past ◽

Military Forces ◽

Defence Policy ◽

Strategic Autonomy ◽

The Military ◽

Povzetek V članku je predstavljen razkorak med tem, o čemer smo se na področju Skupne varnostne in obrambne politike Evropske unije že dogovorili in kar smo načrtovali, pa tega še vedno nismo dosegli. Osredotočamo se na njeno strateško avtonomijo in kredibilnost evropskih vojaških sil. Postopek nastajanja Strateškega kompasa je priložnost za ponoven premislek o evropski varnostni prihodnosti in poenotenju stališč držav članic ter za več realizma pri zmanjševanju razkoraka med retoriko in dejanji. Za njeno večjo strateško avtonomijo in kredibilnost vojaških sil predlagamo izboljšave na osmih področjih. Ključne besede Skupna varnostna in obrambna politika Evropske unije, Strateški kompas, strateška avtonomija Evropske unije, evropske vojaške sile. Abstract This article presents the gap between what has already been agreed and planned in the field of the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy in the past, and what we have actually achieved. We focus on the EU’s strategic autonomy and the credibility of European military forces. The process of creating the Strategic Compass is an opportunity to rethink Europe's security future, to unify the positions of the Member States, and to increase realism in bridging the gap between rhetoric and action. For greater strategic autonomy and the credibility of the military, we propose improvements in eight actions. Key words EU Common Security and Defence Policy, Strategic Compass, European military forces.

19. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies

European Union Politics ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198806530.003.0019 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 281-294

Author(s):

Anna Maria Friis ◽

Ana E. Juncos

Keyword(s):

Security Policy ◽

Defence Policy ◽

Subsequent Section ◽

The Common ◽

Security Actor ◽

The Eu ◽

Common Security ◽

Common Policy

EU cooperation in foreign, security, and defence policy has developed rapidly since the launch of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in the early 1990s. The first section of this chapter charts the first steps towards a common policy in this area, including the development of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the gradual militarization of the EU. The chapter then reviews the key theoretical debates on the EU’s role as a foreign and security actor. The subsequent section analyses the main actors involved in the CFSP, focusing in particular on the role of the member states and EU institutions in the development of the policy. The next section of the chapter evaluates the range of military and civilian CSDP operations and missions that the EU has undertaken to date, before examining the key challenges that the EU faces in this area.

Unión Europea: hacia una política exterior y de seguridad verdaderamente común

Estudios de Deusto ◽

10.18543/ed-61(2)-2013pp103-133 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 103

Author(s):

Joaquín Bordonado Fortuny

Keyword(s):

Security Policy ◽

Defence Policy ◽

The Common ◽

<p>El motor fundamental del proyecto europeo ha sido la integración política como vía para mantener y desarrollar la posición y proyección de los países europeos en el plano internacional de las naciones y facilitar objetivos políticos, económicos y estratégicos a corto, medio y largo plazo. La trayectoria que ofrece hoy la política mundial, en el fondo, muestra que la profundización en el ideal de unión política es el único medio para que, en el futuro, Europa siga teniendo un rol de primer nivel en el marco internacional. Este trabajo analiza esta cuestión y, además, en qué grado y forma la Política Exterior y de Seguridad Común (The Common Foreign and Security Policy) y la Política Común de Seguridad y Defensa (Common Security and Defence Policy) suponen instrumentos necesarios en este sentido</p>

An Agreement to Disagree: The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and the Absence of Regional Identity in Southeast Asia

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs ◽

10.1177/186810341403300305 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 107-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Mathew Davies

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Member State ◽

Regional Identity ◽

Member States ◽

The Future ◽

The Creation ◽

Institutional Origins

ASEAN's engagement with human rights culminated in the creation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration in 2012. The Declaration is fascinating in three ways: Its institutional origins are surprising, it was agreed upon by states with very different positions on the role of human rights domestically, and it both contains commitments far in advance of some members and is at the same time dangerously regressive. The three leading frameworks that currently interrogate the Declaration fail to provide convincing insights into all three of those dimensions. To correct these shortcomings, this article applies the notion of an “incompletely theorized agreement” to the study of the Declaration, arguing that member states understand the Declaration in very different ways and agreed to it for similarly diverse reasons. Further, I argue that the Declaration neither articulates a shared regional identity relating to respect for human rights, nor can it be understood as marking an early point towards the creation of this identity. Instead, the current diversity of regional opinions on human rights and democracy is perceived as legitimate and will endure. The article concludes by considering whether this denudes the Declaration of value, arguing that its importance will vary: The more progressive the member state, the more important the Declaration will be in the future.

Article 42 TEU

The EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198759393.003.53 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Ramopoulos

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Security Policy ◽

International Security ◽

Conflict Prevention ◽

Defence Policy ◽

The Common ◽

United Nations Charter ◽

Operational Capacity ◽

Article 17 TEU The common security and defence policy shall be an integral part of the common foreign and security policy. It shall provide the Union with an operational capacity drawing on civilian and military assets. The Union may use them on missions outside the Union for peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter. The performance of these tasks shall be undertaken using capabilities provided by the Member States.