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From crisis to catharsis: ESDP after Iraq.
- Source :
- International Affairs; Jul2004, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p631-648, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- For many observers, the Iraq crisis spelled the end for EU ambitions in the defence sphere. The profound public and bitter divisions that emerged were seen as illustrative of the insuperable problems confronting ESDP. This article argues, however, that the reverse is in fact the case. Far from sounding the death knell for ESDP, the crisis has had a cathartic effect in compelling the member states to face up to and resolve the major ambiguities that had always threatened to undermine EU defence policies. Consequently, these member states have, in the months following the war, laid the basis not only for a more modest but also for a more effective ESDP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MILITARY policy
INTERNATIONAL security
IRAQ War, 2003-2011
WAR
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00205850
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13538056
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2346.2004.00408.x