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The European Common Security and Defense Concept: Opportunities and Challenges
- Mediterranean Quarterly
- Duke University Press
- Volume 28, Number 3, September 2017
- pp. 56-67
- Article
- Additional Information
This essay analyses one of the most common yet stagnated concepts of European politics—the common security and defense prospects of Europe. The analysis shows that although a common security and defense cooperation scheme has been a mainstay of European political discourse since the end of World War II, discussion never resulted in a concrete or realistic plan. The reasons for this emphatic failure can be found in the political complexities of the European structure and in the difficulties of implementing such a challenging plan.