In the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the EU has acquired an operational military dimension, which has two objectives: equipping the EU with the institutions and procedures to plan for, decide on and implement military (and civilian) operations abroad; and enhancing the quality and qua[...]
The emergence of new powers fundamentally questions the traditional views on international relations, multilateralism or security as a range of countries now competes for regional and global leadership - economically, politically, technologically and militarily. As the focus of international attenti[...]