The EU As a Post Lisbon Regional Security Complex

2021-07-31

Therefore, this book was written with the aim of analyzing the current nature of the EU as a regional security complex (RSC), following the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon, as well as with the aim of revising all elements of this ...

Author: Marek Antoni Musiol

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

ISBN: 3631827008

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The EU was created after the Treaty of Maastricht on 7 February 1992 and its ratification on 1 November 1993. It marked the start of a new era for the setting of basic conditions for multidimensional cooperation on political, security, social, cultural, economic and monetary affairs. The Treaty of Lisbon adopted on 13 December 2007 was a milestone in the process of expanding the EU's role on the level of regional and international security. The European Union acquired legal subjectivity, which certainly made it easier for it to function as an international organization. It also regulated and reorganised EU treaty law, and stipulated that the principal aspect of EU security is a mutual defence clause designed to protect all member states.
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Global Power Europe Vol 1

2013-03-28

This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole ...

Author: Astrid Boening

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9783642324123

Category: Political Science

Page: 240

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This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU’s external relations. The aim is to strive to present new approaches as well as detailed background studies in analyzing the EU as a global actor. Volume 1: The first volume “Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU’s External Relations” addresses the EU's overall external post-Lisbon Treaty presence both globally and regionally (e.g. in its "neighborhood"), with a special emphasis on the EU’s institutional framework. It also offers fresh and innovative theoretical approaches to understanding the EU’s international position. - With a preface by Alvaro de Vasoncelos (former Director European Union Institute for Security Studies) Volume 2: The second volume “Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU’s External Relations”, examines in both quantitative and qualitative contributions the EU's international efficacy from a political, economic and social perspective based on a plethora of its engagements.
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Non traditional Security Threats and Regional Cooperation in the Southern Caucasus

2011

Although the EU devotes resources and policies forging regional programmes in this troubled area, Russia does not ... of the new European Security Agreement), the way that the EU will manage its neighbourhood in a post-Lisbon era, ...

Author: Mustafa Aydın

Publisher: IOS Press

ISBN: 9781607506836

Category: Caucasus, South

Page: 264

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This book contains 16 papers, presented at the workshop: Non-Traditional Security Threats and Regional Cooperation in the Southern Caucasus, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey in October 2009. Whilst the Cold War did not exclude the existence of other threats, such as environmental hazards, organized crime, terrorism, economic instability and illegal immigration, it is only since the emphasis on East-West rivalry and the specter of nuclear confrontation between the two blocs have diminished that these have become articulated as major sources of concern for global security.
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The Arab Spring

2014-08-27

The EU's hard power (i.e., via the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)) has also supranational and intergovernmental aspects: while EU defense falls technically (post-Lisbon) under the EEAS, national interests such as the ...

Author: Astrid B. Boening

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9783319046068

Category: Political Science

Page: 130

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Beginning in 2010, there has been a consolidating cooperation among existing powers in the Euro-Mediterranean in face of the rapid de-stabilization of the Arab region. This fact alone accelerated the hesitant responses by the EU towards emerging hegemons, particularly Russia and China, who in-turn applied traditional mechanisms of increasing regional economic influence to bolster their political influence, but with the difference that a normative influence is missing, in contrast to the EU’s and US’ influence, which is strongly centered on universal norms pertaining to political, economic and social-cultural norms. This book examines the Arab Spring not only from its intra but also inter-regional geo-political and strategic implications by analyzing the Euro-Mediterranean region following the onset of the Arab Spring. It aims to connect the broader economic and political strands of power shifts that have taken place since the Arab Spring, making it of interests to political scientists and policy-makers concerned with the Mediterranean and Euro-Arab relations.
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The EU as a global player

2012

The EU's hard power (i.e. via the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)) has also supranational and intergovernmental aspects: while EU defense falls technically (post-Lisbon) under the EEAS, national interests, ...

Author: Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU

Publisher: Fundación Univ. San Pablo

ISBN: 9788415382423

Category: Political Science

Page: 106

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It has now been almost two years since the Treaty of Lisbon took effect. The time was characterized by an intensive and controversial discussion between the European Union (EU) institutions and member states on the setup of arguably the most important institutional innovation besides the new post of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR): the European External Action Service (EEAS).The EEAS has the purpose of serving its head, HR Ashton, in fulfilling her tasks of, inter alia, conducting the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and increasing the efficiency and coherence of EU external relations. Regarding hither to the execution of EU foreign policy, the HR admitted in the run-up to the establishment of the EEAS that “the EU can be too slow, too cumbersome and too bureaucratic”1. With the setup of the new diplomatic service the EU wished to overcome occurring difficulties that result out of the complex net of responsibilities that characterise the external relations of the EU and thus ‘give the EU a stronger voice around the world, and greater impact on the ground’2.Given the fact that the EEAS constitutes a whole new de facto institution without predecessor and was therefore built from scratch,it is very interesting from a political scientist point of view to see where and how the new service is positioned in the institutional architecture of the EU system. Since the EEAS was ought to bring together rather intergovernmental (e.g. CFSP) and supranational (e.g. development cooperation) policy spheres of EU external action, a discussion on how it can be scrutinized by grand theories of European integration seems to offer valuable insights.In section 2 this research paper first takes a deeper look at two of the most influential grand theories of European integration, neofunctionalism and intergovernmentalism. Basic assumptions and logics of the two approaches will be used to build indicators with which the overall research question of the analysis will be assessed: ¿can the two grand theories explain the institutional setup of the newly established EEAS? The empirical examination of the topic,which will mainly be based on the relevant treaty provisions and the existing decisions and reports of the EU institutions on the EEAS, follows in section 3 of the paper. Furthermore, findings of various academic articles that dealt with the EEAS in the last two years are taken into account. A conclusion summarizes the results of the analysis in section 4.
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Global Power Europe Vol 2

2013-03-27

This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole ...

Author: Astrid Boening

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9783642324161

Category: Political Science

Page: 344

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This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU’s external relations. The aim is to strive to present new approaches as well as detailed background studies in analyzing the EU as a global actor. Volume 1: The first volume “Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU’s External Relations” addresses the EU's overall external post-Lisbon Treaty presence both globally and regionally (e.g. in its "neighborhood"), with a special emphasis on the EU’s institutional framework. It also offers fresh and innovative theoretical approaches to understanding the EU’s international position. - With a preface by Alvaro de Vasoncelos (former Director European Union Institute for Security Studies) Volume 2: The second volume “Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU’s External Relations”, examines in both quantitative and qualitative contributions the EU's international efficacy from a political, economic and social perspective based on a plethora of its engagements.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union as a Fundamental Rights Tribunal

2012

Particular attention is paid to the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and its ability to function as a 'fundamental rights tribunal'.

Author: Sergio Carrera (Political scientist)

Publisher:

ISBN: 9461382227

Category: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Page: 26

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This paper reflects on the challenges facing the effective implementation of the new EU fundamental rights architecture that emerged from the Lisbon Treaty. Particular attention is paid to the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and its ability to function as a 'fundamental rights tribunal'. The paper first analyses the praxis of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and its long-standing experience in overseeing the practical implementation of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Against this analysis, it then examines the readiness of the CJEU to live up to its consolidated and strengthened mandate on fundamental rights as one of the prime guarantors of the effective implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. We specifically review the role of 'third-party interventions' by non-governmental organisations, international and regional human rights actors as well as 'interim relief measures' when ensuring effective judicial protection of vulnerable individuals in cases of alleged violations of fundamental human rights. To flesh out our arguments, we rely on examples within the scope of the relatively new and complex domain of EU legislation, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ), and its immigration, external border and asylum policies. In view of the fundamental rights-sensitive nature of these domains, which often encounter shifts of accountability and responsibility in their practical application, and the Lisbon Treaty's expansion of the jurisdiction of the CJEU to interpret and review EU AFSJ legislation, this area can be seen as an excellent test case for the analyses at hand. The final section puts forth a set of policy suggestions that can assist the CJEU in the process of adjusting itself to the new fundamental rights context in a post-Lisbon Treaty setting.
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The European Union s New Foreign Policy

2020-07-28

The European Union is founded on a strong engagement to promote and protect human rights, democracy and rule of law ... in the European External Action Service, considers values and interests in post-Lisbon European foreign policy.

Author: Martin Westlake

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 9783030483173

Category: Political Science

Page: 281

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This volume brings together senior practitioners and academic specialists to consider how the EU’s new foreign policy has been evolving and how the various actors are maintaining the holistic approach intended by the draftsmen of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty.
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The European Union as a Small Power

2010-06-30

By continuously adding new members to its ranks, European integration has been crucial in expanding a community of ... military deterrence and balance of power as the hallmarks of the regional order.13 The EU is a security community.

Author: A. Toje

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9780230281813

Category: Political Science

Page: 263

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The post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the lack of a workable decision-making mechanism the EU is destined to play the limited but distinct role of a small power in global politics.
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Fundamental Rights in the EU Area of Freedom Security and Justice

2021-03-31

This is the first systematic academic study of the AFSJ and its implications from the point of view of fundamental rights.

Author: Sara Iglesias

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781108862097

Category: Law

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The development of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice has transformed the European Union and placed fundamental rights at the core of EU integration and its principles of mutual recognition and trust. The impact of the AFSJ in the development of an EU standard of fundamental rights, which has come to the fore since the Treaty of Lisbon, is a topic of great theoretical and practical importance. This is the first systematic academic study of the AFSJ and its implications from the point of view of fundamental rights. The contributions to this collection examine the normative and jurisprudential development of the AFSJ in order to assess its effects on the overall construction of the scope and standards of protection of EU fundamental rights in this particularly complex and sensitive field of integration. The expert contributors systematically map and critically assess this area of EU law, together with the relevant case-law.
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