ID | 114605 |
Title Proper | European defence agency and permanent structured cooperation |
Other Title Information | are we heading towards another missed opportunity? |
Language | ENG |
Author | Chappell, Laura ; Petrov, Petar |
Publication | 2012. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article seeks to return to the question of an EU military capability and assesses the organisations capacity for military action through an analysis of the work ongoing in the European Defence Agency and the prospects for practically utilising Permanent Structured Cooperation. It highlights that the introduction of Permanent Structured Cooperation can be seen as an opportunity for the EU Member States to ?nally begin to address their capability gaps. Whether signi?cant change actually materialises will depend upon how such a mechanism is implemented in practice. Several factors pose major challenges: lack of suf?cient political will to practically employ the Battlegroups, static or declining defence budgets, unwillingness among the Member States to pool capabilities and the lack of a fully ?edged European strategic culture. By applying the concept of strategic culture this article seeks to analyse these complex dynamics and uncover the possibilities for bringing a new impetus behind defence cooperation within the Common and Security Defence Policy. |
`In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 12, No.1; Mar 2012: p.44-66 |
Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol. 12, No.1; Mar 2012: p.44-66 |
Key Words | European Defence Agency ; EU Military Capability ; Permanent Structured Cooperation ; Common and Defence Security Policy |