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European defence - debates in and about Poland and France: think tank publications 2017/2018
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract In 2017, the foreign and defence ministers of almost all EU countries decided to establish a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) for European Union defence policy. The debates at think tanks in EU Member States about this initiative show that expectations regarding a European defence architec... view more
In 2017, the foreign and defence ministers of almost all EU countries decided to establish a Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) for European Union defence policy. The debates at think tanks in EU Member States about this initiative show that expectations regarding a European defence architecture diverge widely and focus on very different issues. This is especially true for Poland and France. In Poland, European defence policy is primarily understood as a form of collective defence against Russia which needs to be integrated into the NATO framework. For France, on the other hand, risks to its very own security and that of Europe come primarily from its southern neighbours. This is why Paris attaches particular importance to the development of military intervention capabilities. These differing preferences of Germany’s two largest and most important neighbouring countries are reflected clearly in the scientific analyses and comments by European think tanks on questions of European armaments policy and the further integration of European defence policy. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
EU; Poland; France; defense policy; security policy; Europe; foreign policy; international cooperation; convergence; pressure-group politics
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
7 p.
Series
SWP Journal Review, 1/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019JR01
ISSN
2628-0264
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications