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The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU has shown that serious decisions on European security and defence still need to be made.

Tonra, Ben (2013) The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU has shown that serious decisions on European security and defence still need to be made. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (23 May 2013). Website.

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Abstract

Europe as a region has 1.7 million troops, and the second highest level of regional defence spending in the world. Yet it lacks the capacity to manage and coordinate these forces as a whole. Ben Tonra looks at how Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU has helped to move forward the discussion on European security and defence, ahead of the European Council summit in December. He argues that, in light of the need for Europe to take a larger role in international security, Member States’ national defence ministries should be better connected to EU policy and decision making.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2017 13:51
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:02
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72638

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