EU’s Security Strategy

The EU seeks to affirm itself as a major actor within the realm of international relations, trying topromote key democratic values throughout its network of diplomatic missions. Thus, EU’s foreign andinternal policies are constructed as to commonly represent member states in global issues as a well-definedpolitical entity of its own. It is through these lenses that we can observe the ways in which EU’s efforts, toremain a major global actor, are diminished because the entity lacks the force (self-reliant army) throughwhich it could efficiently represent its military interests. The only military might, at EU’s disposal, beingmember state’s own troops, which can be deployed in emergency-related situations through the commonsecurity policy. As such, there are some foreign and defence ministers from the community block which aredemanding, after the Afghanistan chaotic developments, an increased military independence for both theEU and its intervention forces. On a similar tone, Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of theUnion for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that it is the right time for EU to form its ownmilitary corps. Furthermore, overseeing the emerging security contexts, to which NATO responded byengaging into an ample transformation and adaptation process, we can underline some key developments,which showcase the need to revaluate EU’s military efforts, especially in terms of using its capabilities andcapacities as a primordial source of credibility. As citizens’ security remains one of Brussels’ mainobjectives, and one of the primordial European institutions’ responsibilities, they have put forward andaccepted, almost two decades ago, the European Security Strategy, which has established, for the first time,tangible goals, and objectives when it comes to protecting EU’s interests in terms of security and defence. Itis this document which transforms the current approach across the continent, and its analysis can prove astarting ground for punctual optimizations to take place, to gain resilience in the face of alternative oremerging threats and risks.