Essays about: "european defence"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 essays containing the words european defence.

  1. 11. Navigating the stormy waters of legitimacy : An analysis of Operation Sophia and EU-Libya relations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Hanna Quick; [2022]
    Keywords : Operation Sophia; legitimacy; European Union; Libya; externalization; norms; migration;

    Abstract : The European Union has throughout recent decades launched multiple maritime operations with the objective to counter irregular migration across the Mediterranean Sea. In 2015, a new Common Security and Defence Policy-mission was launched through agreements between the Union and the Libyan state. READ MORE

  3. 12. The impact of criminalization on the management of search and rescue NGOs in the Central Mediterranean Sea since 2017

    University essay from

    Author : Fran van den Heiligenberg; [2022]
    Keywords : criminalization; search and rescue; management; edgework; NGOs;

    Abstract : In mid-2015 the European Union changed its response to the increase of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from humanitarian to securitization and deterrence. In 2017 this became visible in the criminalization of search and rescue (SAR) organizations, which had an impact and both intended and unintended consequences. READ MORE

  4. 13. The (S)wedish idea of security: idealism or realism?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Leo Arnér; [2022]
    Keywords : NATO; Socialdemokraterna; security policy; foreign policy; Sweden; national identity; historical consciousness; neutrality; military non-alignment; use of history; processual relationalism; dramaturgy; European Studies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since regaining power in 2014, the Swedish Social Democratic party has pushed a security policy line combining increased spending on the Swedish armed forces and deepened international cooperation while at the same time maintaining the policy of military non-alignment. This tripartite strategy has been nicknamed the “Hultqvist Doctrine" after the current Swedish Minister for Defence. READ MORE

  5. 14. THE EUROPEAN UNION’S FOREIGN POLICY IDENTITY - A case study of EU enlargement to the Western Balkans

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Katarina O’Brien; [2021-08-12]
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    Abstract : Key EU actors’ discourse in relation to other external actors in the EU enlargement process of the Western Balkans is analysed. The analysis is undertaken in order to gain insights into the EU’s current foreign policy identity. READ MORE

  6. 15. A TRANSATLANTIC DIVORCE AND THE TIME FOR EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNTY? - A study on how US foreign policy, during 2010-2020, impacted EU member state views on defence integration

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Strandquist; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : European Defence Integration; Transatlantic relationship; PESCO; France; Poland; Ireland; EU actorness;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of US foreign policy, during 2010-2020, on EU member state willingness to integrate defence, by utilizing a mixed-method approach. The objective of the study is to investigate how EU member states reacted to the Obama administration’s ‘pivot to Asia’ and the election and presidency of Donald Trump and whether those administrations contributed to further defence integration. READ MORE