Legal framework of collective security and the defense of the EU - threats and possibilities Cover Image

Правни оквир колективне безбедности и одбране ЕУ - претње и могућности
Legal framework of collective security and the defense of the EU - threats and possibilities

Author(s): Milan Ranković
Subject(s): EU-Legislation
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: security;defence;CFSP;the European Council;the EU High representative for foreign affairs and security;the Lisbon Treaty;the Republic of Serbia;the Western Balkans;NATO

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author discusses the possibilities for forming a common military structure of the European Union. At this moment, Europe faces diversification of threats coming from migration and terrorism inspired by the return of fighters from conflict areas to European countries. A special focus is given to the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty concerning the common EU foreign and security policy. Also, as the primary source of information for this paper, the author used the conclusions of the European Council and other relevant EU bodies. The unity of the CFSP was analyzed through the prism of the functional competencies of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security. Methodologically, the author used qualitative and quantitative techniques in the analysis to place the debate on a common EU army in a defined theoretical framework. The basic hypothesis of the paper is a premise that the European Union will continue to be military dependent on NATO.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 85-97
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian