Pillars to Overcome 3 False Myths About EU and its CSDP in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War
Pillars to Overcome 3 False Myths About EU and its CSDP in the Context of the Russia-Ukraine War

Author(s): Monika Panayotova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: CSDP; Russia-Ukraine War; Youth; Enlargement; Eastern Partnership
Summary/Abstract: This publication aims to look at the 3false myths about the European Union and its CSDP: 1) EU is a soft power and political dwarf; 2)EU should be post national and individual member states’ veto on CSDP must end; 3)First European countries take NATO, then the EU. The analysis show how the Russia-Ukraine war provoked the EU’s geopolitical awakening and what could be the key pillars that would make the EU a permanent global power. In the context of Russia-Ukraine war, is analysed the transformation of the EU into “smart” power with a great potential to become a “transformative”power for the Eastern partnership countries.

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