The Future of the European Security and Defence Policy

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Abstract:

European heads of state and government took a crucial step toward the development of a new European Security and Defence Policy ESDP at the European Unions EUs Helsinki summit in December 1999. They created the ESDP to allow the European Union to play a more comprehensive role in civilian and military international crisis management backed by credible military power. Today, the ESDP is considered a key element of the Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP pillar of the European Union. This paper analyzes how the ESDP will develop. It describes briefly the evolution of the ESDP and analyzes the relations between the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO. In addition, it describes the perspective of the United States on European Security and Defence. The paper concludes that the ESDP will be effective if certain actions are taken. Sections are as follows The Evolution of the European Security and Defence Policy and the NATO-EU Relationship, The U.S. Perspective on European Security and Defence, The Political Will of the EU Member States, European Military Capabilities, and Conclusion.

Author(s):
Alt, Josef
Author Organization(s):
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA475526
Pagination:
0038

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AU/ACSC/9842/AY06
Monitor Series:
ACSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_2.1.2_Develop Strategies; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_6_Net Centric
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy; Space; Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Autonomy
Descriptor(s):
*NATO, *POLICIES, *DEFENSE PLANNING, *EUROPEAN UNION, *EVOLUTION(DEVELOPMENT), *SECURITY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, PERCEPTION(PSYCHOLOGY), CRISIS MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
*ESDP(EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY), CFSP(COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY), WEU(WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION), ESDI(EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE IDENTITY)
Report Date:
2006 Apr 01
Creation Date:
2008 Jan 30