June Defence Summit: France Seeks to Add CSDP to the Core of the EU’s Global Approach
June Defence Summit: France Seeks to Add CSDP to the Core of the EU’s Global Approach

Author(s): Nathan Dufour
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: June Defence Summit; France; European Union; security and defence policy;
Summary/Abstract: Pushed by a degraded security context both at home and abroad, France sees first and foremost the June European Council session on defence as an opportunity to consolidate the previously endorsed “small steps” approach to CSDP, in particular to support its own efforts to maintain its “strategic autonomy.” Yet, the mixed results of this policy so far are leading France to engage more with its partners on re-introducing a political vision that could help push CSDP out of its muddy scrapes. Poland should build on this since it could bolster the EU’s ownership in providing genuine solutions to crises in the neighbourhood.

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