Essays about: "European Defence Agency"
Found 5 essays containing the words European Defence Agency.
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1. The European Defence Agency: A Success Story : A Qualitative Analysis On The Integration Efforts by the European Defence Agency
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : European integration has always been a subject of research and discussion. With the implementation of the European Defence Agency in 2004, the European Union expanded itself into an unknown territory, the defence sector. With the establishment of the EDA, questions can be asked surrounding its implications and whether it will be a success story. READ MORE
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2. Interpretation of meteorological data in a GIS-based simulation environment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktionAbstract : The main object of this thesis was to investigate the possibility of integrating a visualization of meteorological data in an interactive GIS-based simulation environment. The work was carried out at at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). Focus was put on meteorological parameters affecting radar signals. READ MORE
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3. The EU as a Security Actor - A Comparative Study of the EU & NATO between 2006 and 2014
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : NATO has provided security for the Western Hemisphere for more than half a century now and there is little doubt that it is one of the most successful security alliances the world has ever known. However, after the end of the Cold War, its future become increasingly uncertain, thus leaving space for other another security actor: the EU. READ MORE
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4. Soft Law and the Single Market: Measuring the Impact of the EDA’s Code of Conduct on Marketizing Defence Procurement in the European Union
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : After several decades of collaborative arms procurement conducted on juste retour principles the Member States of the European Union are moving towards market based solutions in their attempts to maintain a competitive and sustainable defence technological and industrial base on the continent. This paper seeks to conduct a baseline study on the impact of the European Defence Agency’s 2005/6 Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement, the first explicitly market based measures enacted. READ MORE
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5. NATO and ESDP - Roommates or Rivals?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Are NATO and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) destined to be roommates or rivals? The transatlantic relationship between the EU and the United States permeates this question, which is examined by three theoretical approaches. Firstly, a realist perspective is used to answer: What are the national interests of the four pivotal states regarding the ESDP and NATO? For France, the ESDP strengthens the EUs military muscle and acts as a counterweight to US hegemony. READ MORE