Common Security and Defence Policy: development and challenges

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This 15-hours long course concentrates on the analysis of the current challenges to the security of the EU, its states and society as detailed in the European Security Strategy of 2003 and the development of the instruments and policies that should match those threats.

The European Communities were built on the ashes of Europe after the second world war. It was partly a project aiming to bring peace to the torn continent and in another part – a movement of consolidating against the danger of communism. The first cooperation of the states with regard to issues of security started in 1950. and although had not achieved any structures then, the idea has been present until such time as to turn it into means of use. It was the last decade of the XX and the beginning of the XXI century that witnessed the speedy development of security measures – first by defining the dangers and assessing the might of the EC/EU states, then by implementing first missions and gathering lessons-learned. Today there is a talk about the role of the EU in stabilising states and regions, further developing CSDP, building institutions, coordinating the effort of the states, enhancing budgets but is the EU ready to combat the dangers it fears? By analysing the potential of the EU and its states, budgets and the procedures attached to them, network of institutions involved in projects in vulnerable places in the world we aim to asses the current position of the EU with regards to ensuring its security.

Student's workload

lecture - 15 hrs

reading in foreign language - 60 hrs

preparation to the lecture - 30 hrs

preparation to the exam - 75 hrs

total - 180 hrs

R. Parkes, 2016, “Tourism, terrorism and migration”, European Union Institute of Strategic Studies, Paris. T. Tardy, 2015, “CSDP in Action – What Contribution to International Security?”, Chaillot Papers No 134, European Union Institute of Strategic Studies, Paris.

N. Pirozzi, 2013,“The EU’s Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Management”, DCAF, Brussels.

E. Gross, 2012, “The end of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina: What lessons for the Common Security and Defence Policy?”, European Policy Centre, Brussels.

G. Grevi, D. Helly and D. Keohane (eds), 2009, “European Security and Defence Policy. The First 10 Years (1999-2009)”, European Union Institute of Strategic Studies, Paris.

D. Korski and R. Gowan, 2009, “Can the EU Rebuild Failing States? A Review of Europe’s Civilian Capacities”, Europen Council on Foreign Relations, London.

J. Solana, 2003, „A Secure Europe In A Better World. European Security Strategy“,

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/78367.pdf

At the completion of the course the student will:

1. (regarding knowledge) know the facts about the creation of EU security policy; know the hisotry of the development of institutions related to security in the EC/EU; be aware of the threats to the EU regarding its security; know the basic EU documents identifying threats to the security; know the civilian and military capacity of the EU and its institutions; know procedures regarding the EU’s actiities in destabilised areas.

2. (regarding skills) move around the EU documents related to security issues; present history of the European integration and cooperation in the security area; present direction of development and the planned direction of the future development of the EU's capacity to couterfight threats to its security.

3. (regrding social competences) be able to lead discussion and exchange arguments; be able to analyze source texts in English; strengthen the ability to work in a group; consolidate his knowledge of English.

The course is based on lecture with interactive elements involving students. It ends with a written examination – a short essay composed on one of the proposed topics.