Toward a European Defense System: How the European Union Should Improve Its Planning and Conduct Capacity for the Prevention and Management of Crisis
Abstract
The EU is currently conducting civil missions and military operations that are poorly coordinated and sometimes with different chains of command within the same theatre of operations. At the present, there are significant shortfalls in the existing Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) architecture for interventions. These shortfalls weaken considerably the EU's capability to plan and conduct comprehensive civil-military measures for the prevention and management of crisis. There are already ongoing debates and initiatives on how to overcome these shortfalls. Within the context of these shortfalls, initiatives, and opportunities, the aim of this paper is to propose one possible solution that sees the creation of an integrated structure consisting of two directorates. This new structure would optimize the planning and conduct of CSDP interventions at the strategic level and support the introduction of a new type of integrated mission, which is a mission where the civil, police, and military components are combined into a single structure. The proposed solutions will form the foundation of a European defense system together with the improvement of the EU's rapid reaction intervention capability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1179027
Entities
People
- Ivan Falasca
Organizations
- Marine Corps University