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EU Military Operations as a Tool in the EU's Foreign Policy Toolbox - The Main Trends and Limitations
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Abstract The main aim of the article is to characterise and analyse EU military operations, taking into account their objectives, assumptions, successes as well as their limitations and weaknesses. The author focusses his research on EU activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following research questions were ... view more
The main aim of the article is to characterise and analyse EU military operations, taking into account their objectives, assumptions, successes as well as their limitations and weaknesses. The author focusses his research on EU activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The following research questions were posed: what is the specificity and characteristic features of EU military crisis management operations; to what extent and in what direction are military operations launched by the EU evolving; in what way do EU military operations influence the perception of the EU as a civilian and normative power and affect the development of the EU as a security actor; what are the main limitations and weaknesses of EU military operations; what is their future in EU foreign policy? The author applied the following research methods: factorial, comparative, scenario, quantitative, and qualitative analysis. The main conclusion is that the EU's military operations and its military training missions should solely be perceived as one of the elements (measures) in EU foreign policy. As has been indicated in the title of the article, they are "a tool in the EU’s foreign policy toolbox".... view less
Keywords
EU; CSDP; military; deployment overseas; training; Africa South of the Sahara; conflict management; foreign policy; security policy; crisis management (econ., pol.)
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Common Security and Defence Policy; Military Operations; European Union Training Missions; Military Missions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 7-35
Journal
Studia Europejskie - Studies in European Affairs, 25 (2021) 4
ISSN
1428-149X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed