REASSESSING THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY IN AN AGE OF AUSTERITY

Ruxandra Laura Bosilca ()
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Ruxandra Laura Bosilca: National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania

EURINT, 2014, vol. 1, 38-49

Abstract: The current European Security Strategy was drafted in the strategic context of 2003 and (unsubstantially) revised in 2008. More than a decade later, the dramatic changes in the international context have important implications for EU`s strategic position and cast doubt on the relevance of the existing conceptual framework. Despite the efforts of some member states and various scholars, think-tanks and policy-makers advocating for a new strategic document, the much anticipated European Council of December 2013 - a body which could have provided a genuine impetus for such a change - remained silent on the issue. The author herein argues that a reassessment of the Security Strategy is more needed than ever if the EU is to remain a major global actor in times of crisis.

Keywords: European Union; security; foreign policy; European Security Strategy; neighbourhood; strategic partners; global actor; economic crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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