Reframing the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy: Scripting the Role of the European Army

Bogdan Rus

Sep. 2024 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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This book reflects the European Union’s need for hard power in order to provide the military security its own citizens demand but understand too little. In this sense, the paper stems from the need to clarify the next possible evolution of the current Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU, while also introducing to the public the controversial possibility of the EU joining forces and creating its own army. Beyond the theoretical background, the paper proposes a practical, exploratory approach, which addresses data and forecasts for testing such a major administrative undertaking, while including both a qualitative and quantitative approach. Suitable for a wide range of audiences, from the young generation to scholars, research centres, development hubs, political decision-makers, or legislators, the paper aims to bring more clarity and concrete solutions to the current stages of military cooperation and integration of the EU’s Member States, while opening at the same time new and relevant paths towards further and deeper research reflections in this regard.

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Bogdan Rus is a recent PhD graduate in International Relations and European Studies of the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. A keen and ambitious person, his main research activities were oriented toward the geopolitics of the European Union, having his doctoral thesis published in Romania by the Presa Universitară Clujeană, as well as other works in coordination with Professor Melania-Gabriela CIOT on topics such as the European Union and the International System, or searching for decision-making models in international politics. Paving his way to gain solid knowledge in this field and build advanced practical skills, he became a CSDP PhD Fellow at the European Doctoral School on CSDP of the European Security and Defence College, a body that lies under the careful guidance of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels, Belgium.