Naslov
The European army concept – an end-goal or a wakeup call for European security and defence?

Autori
Knezović, Sandro ; Esteves Lopes, Marco

Izvornik
Eastern Journal of European Studies (2068-651X) 11 (2020), 2; 334-352

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
European army, defence and security, strategy, Euro-Atlantic community, international relations

Sažetak
The article contextualises the concept of the European army within wider European security and defence discourse. The European Union (EU) is facing complex challenges, which requires a strategic approach to IR. This research examines the EU’s strategic posture and capacities in the international arena by employing two leading concepts of IR theory – constructivism and realism. Since the EU operates in an interlinked world, the article takes into account a wider geostrategic environment and heterogeneity of concepts and interests of actors in various pockets of the globe, offering viable future perspectives for the phenomena in its focus. It suggests a functional development of a EU’s strategic culture and a fine-tuned reconsideration of its exclusively constructivist approach to contemporary security challenges.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti

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