Reviewing the EU’s Crisis Management Procedures. IES Policy Brief Issue 2012/04/November 2012

Mattelaer, Alexander (2012) Reviewing the EU’s Crisis Management Procedures. IES Policy Brief Issue 2012/04/November 2012. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

Summary. The ongoing review of the EU’s Crisis Management Procedures warrants attention. What passes as an update of an arcane and technical document masks a profoundly political debate concerning what the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) should be about. This policy brief summarises the main proposals and formulates a set of critical reflections. It calls for replacing the bureaucratic scheming with a more forthright political debate, and warns against sacrificing incompatible organisational cultures on the altar of the comprehensive approach. At a time when European security and prosperity trends are increasingly pointing downwards, the EEAS and the member states must look to the future and embrace, rather than resist, change.

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