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The European Security and Defence Policy
Author(s) -
Deighton Anne
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5965.00395
Subject(s) - european union , political science , security policy , politics , political economy , international relations , international trade , foreign policy , space (punctuation) , cold war , economic system , business , law , economics , computer security , linguistics , philosophy , computer science
The European security and defence policy signifies a fundamental shift away from the civilian nature of the European Union, and its institutional relationship with Nato. Change has been complex and controversial. A ‘militarized’ EU requires an appropriate culture and organization, as well as policies and policy tools, if it is to achieve strategic space and well–defined relations with other international institutions. None of these is yet fully in place. Clear outcomes cannot be immediately anticipated or expected, and these will depend upon both the political will of European states and the United States.