Time for a European Security Council

A European Security Council based on the U.S. model could do wonders for the development of a European strategic community beyond the policy wonks in the Brussels bubble.

It’ll be tough to harness political support for a European Security Council. Yet at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty and a severely volatile neighbourhood, Europe can no longer afford not to take the long view. Strategic foresight is the cornerstone of foreign and security policy. If the EU is serious about its global action, it needs a security council—and soon.

• Primary Source

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

ESO: Background information: Does the EU Need a Military Avant-Garde? http://www.europeansources.info/record/does-the-eu-need-a-military-avant-garde/

ESO: Background information: What chances for a real European Common Security and Defense Policy? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-chances-for-a-real-european-common-security-and-defense-policy/

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