A Perspective on the European Union's European Security Defense Policy

Abstract

This SRP analyzes why the United States should support the European Union's European Security Defense Policy (ESDP) and why the European community must exercise strong resolve in order to successfully field ESDP. The analysis focuses on the following areas: 1) Background, the significant biases and strategies peculiar to the United States and Europe with respect to defense; 2) The reasons why the European Union initiated ESDP; 3) The initial response from the U.S. and NATO; 4) Issues of friction generated from ESDP; 5) Potential advantages of ESDP to the U.S.; 6) The current ESDP situation; 7) Recommendations for the U.S. position on ESDP; and 8) Conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404409

Entities

People

  • Joseph P. Disalvo

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Europe
  • Command And Control
  • Europe
  • European Communities
  • European Union
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union