Concept of strategic autonomy of the EU in the neighborhood policy

Abstract

This article is the result of a study of the concept of strategic autonomy of the EU, its meaning in the supranational activities of an international regional organization. The relevance of the article is due to the fact that in the Russian and foreign scientific literature this concept is actively studied in the absence of its unified understanding. The concept of strategic autonomy of the EU is used in the specific actions of an international organization based on its own capabilities. This means cooperation with other subjects of international law in achieving European goals, while maintaining the possibility for autonomous actions. The purpose of the publication is to define the concept of strategic autonomy in relation to neighborhood policy. The article uses such general scientific research methods as generalization, analysis and synthesis, concretization. As a result of the analysis of scientific publications, the authors came to the conclusion that strategic autonomy should be understood as the EU goal, covering all external actions of an international regional organization.