TOWARDS AN EU STRATEGIC CONCEPT

Abstract

The article 'Towards an EU Strategic Concept' examines the state of the EU's foreign and security policy after the Iraq war and after publication of both the Convention's draft constitutional proposals and Mr Solana's European security strategy paper. It suggests that while the Iraq war caused considerable damage to the EU there is now a desire to move forward as evidenced by the welcome all member states gave to the Solana paper at the European Council meeting in Thessalonika. There remains much work to be done and there are difficult choices ahead, especially in the EU's relations with the United States.

Keywords

• European Security Strategy
• pre-emptive strike
• threat
• terrorist attack
• threat assessment
• global governance
• fundamental freedom
• rule of law
• external policy
• Neighbourhood Policy
• Petersberg Tasks