SECURITY GOVERNANCE IN THE EU, AN IDENTITY TRIGGER WITH REPUTATION
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Received
04 August 2020
Revised
12 September 2020
Accepted
01 November 2020
Available Online
15 November 2020
Abstract
THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS MADE GREAT PROGRESS IN THE LAST THREE DECADES, BOTH AS A SECURITY PROVIDER AND AS A STRATE GIC PLANNER, IN TERMS OF ADVANCING INTEGRATED SECURITY SOLUTIONS. ITS COMPETENCES AND THE VAST NETWORK OF SECURITY ACTORS (RANGING FROM INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, THINK -TANKS TO NGOS) HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PERCEIVED AS AUTHORITATIVE VOICES FOR EU`S GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR FOREIGN SECURITY POLICY. THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT THE HYBRID CONSTRUCTION OF THE CFSP AFTER THE LISBON TREATY PROVIDES ENOUGH SPACE FOR ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE EU INSTITUTIONS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN KEY SECURITY AREAS UNDER CONTROL, PROVING THAT THE COL LECTIVE SECURITIZATION IS NOT JUST A RHETORICAL EXERCISE, BUT ALSO A RESULT DRIVEN COURSE OF ACTION. EU`S SECURITY GOVERNANCE ALSO FACED INHERENT PROBLEMS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT ITS EFFORTS TO BUILD AN IDENTITY FOR ITS CFSP, EMPHASIZED BY ITS RESILIENC E CAPACITY, ACTS AS A ST RONG PLEAD TOWARDS STRATEGIC AUTONOMY FROM OTHER SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS NATO OR THE UN.
Keywords
SECURITY GOVERNANCE
GRAND STRATEGY
CFSP
SECURITIZATION
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