Common Security and Defence Policy

Abstract

Solidarity is the key to finding ways of pooling and sharing capabilities. It is essential if we want to identify our interests and common goals. And yet, solidarity seems to remain an unreachable dream for those old Westphalian countries which make up the European Union. This paper examines the failure of the common security and defence policy and suggests decisive steps to boost solidarity among member states. Such a process should lead to a European strategic concept and a review of capabilities, with regular updates. The quest for a single European foreign policy and a common defence policy remains a long one, but Europeans have already lost too much time.