Date: 2014
Type: Working Paper
The European Union : a new security actor?
Working Paper, EUI RSCAS, 2014/45, Global Governance Programme-99, European, Transnational and Global Governance
RENARD, Thomas, The European Union : a new security actor?, EUI RSCAS, 2014/45, Global Governance Programme-99, European, Transnational and Global Governance - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/31267
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Security considerations were at the heart of the European project, but the European Union has started to develop fully-fledged security policies only in recent years. At this stage, the EU is a fledgling security actor, with limited capabilities and strategic clout. This paper analyses the EU’s contribution across four key security functions. It concludes that in spite of global ambitions stated in various documents, the EU remains first and foremost a regional security player.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/31267
ISSN: 1028-3625
Series/Number: EUI RSCAS; 2014/45; Global Governance Programme-99; European, Transnational and Global Governance
Other topic(s): European security and defence policy