Does Lisbon Establish an Army of the Union? Cover Image

Lisabona pune bazele unei armate a Uniunii?
Does Lisbon Establish an Army of the Union?

Author(s): Andreea Lorena Popescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA)
Keywords: PESA; ESDP; military and civilian effects; the European Defense Agency; peacekeeping; stabilization; conflict zones; NATO;

Summary/Abstract: The article wishes to present the evolutions registered through the Lisbon Treaty in the ESDP field and the constraints that involved in creating an European Union’s army. The first part of the article is about the development of the comunitarization of ESDP through the stipulations of the Lisbon Treaty and about what this policy exactly implies (organization, implication, missions) in comparison with NATO. In the second part of the article the reasons why an European Union’s army can not be created are identified. The reasons are external, internal, concerning the member states and the nature of the European Union as an international organization, and, also, there are historical reasons.

  • Issue Year: 2/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 30-32
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Romanian