The evolution of the common defence and security policy : critical junctures and the quest for EU's strategic autonomy / Marilena Koppa.

This book examines the evolution of the EUs Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) from its inception in 1998 to the present day. Using the theoretical framework of historical institutionalism, it examines both the successes and failures of the CSDP. Drawing on a series of interviews with officia...

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Main Author: Koppa, Marilena (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Series:St. Antony's series.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Theoretical framework
  • 2. Historical institutionalism and the limits of neofunctionalism
  • 3. Continuity and change: critical junctures as game changers
  • 4. Global Europe, the European Global Strategy and the quest for a European Strategic culture
  • 5. EU institutions as agents of change
  • Part II: Critical junctures and the evolution of CSDP
  • 6. The Yugoslav Wars
  • 7. The Iraq war in 2003
  • 8. Ukraine- Brexit- Trump administration
  • 9. The migration crisis of 2015
  • Part III: The quest for Strategic Autonomy
  • 10. The EUs Holy Grail: Strategic autonomy and the objective of a European Security Union
  • 11. Over-institutionalization and the capability deficit
  • 12. Conclusion: A Look into the future of CSDP.