HOW THE EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER OF DEFENSE CAN RESHAPE DEFENSE POLICIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
HOW THE EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER OF DEFENSE CAN RESHAPE DEFENSE POLICIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Summary/Abstract: Due to current existing risks and threats the European Union has taken a major leap in terms of closing defense strategic capability gaps. It means to do so by record allocations for the European defense industry while also accelerating the transformation of the entire landscape of defense. For many European nations, defense planning and policies through capabilities development have meant the solitary use of the NATO Defense Planning Process. By analyzing, the European White Paper of Defense it is the aim of this paper to try and analyze how the EU’s defense strategy will match NATO’s agenda and how far can an organization like the European Union develop defense driven objectives that correlate with the needs of its member states.

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