The EU’s global role [What Think Tanks are thinking]

As foreseen in the European Union's updated global strategy, the Union aims to play a stronger role in international affairs and conflict resolution, to reinforce a rules-based global order in an increasingly complex world and to better coordinate internal and external actions to bolster security and defence.

The document, entitled 'Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe', was presented in June 2016 by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. It seeks to make the Union more 'credible, responsive and joined-up'.

Faced with growing instability in its neighbourhood and internal crises, the strategy envisages boosting EU efforts on defence, cyber-security, counter-terrorism, energy security and strategic communications.

This note offers links to recent commentaries and studies from major international think on the EU's global strategy and related issues.

More papers on the same topic can be found in a previous edition of 'What Think Tanks are thinking', published in May 2016.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The EU's global strategy [What Think Tanks are thinking] http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eus-global-strategy-what-think-tanks-are-thinking/

ESO: Key Source: European Union Global Strategy http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-union-global-strategy/

ESO: Background information: Global Trends to 2030: Can the EU meet the challenges ahead? http://www.europeansources.info/record/global-trends-to-2030-can-the-eu-meet-the-challenges-ahead/

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