Blotti, Ludovica (A.A. 2021/2022) The construction of a common foreign, security and defence policy in the EU and the issue of unanimity. Tesi di Laurea in International organization and human rights, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Elena Sciso, pp. 169. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Historical development of the CFSP/CSDP. Historical premises: cold war roots, the treaty of Dunkirk. From the establishment of the Western Union to NATO. The European defence community and its failure. The WEU and the European dependence from NATO. The “plan fouchet”. From the European political cooperation project to the single European act. The Maastricht treaty: the common foreign and security policy. From the “petersberg tasks” to the Amsterdam treaty. From the Saint Malo declaration to the Cologne and Helsinki European council: the “common European security and defence policy”. From Nice to the Lisbon treaty: the “common security and defence policy”. CFSP/CSDP initiatives after Lisbon. The evolution of the decision-making mechanism in the treaties in the framework of the CFSP and CSDP. unanimity after the single European act. Unanimity after the Maastricht treaty. Unanimity after the Amsterdam treaty. Unanimity after the Nice treaty. Unanimity after the Lisbon treaty. Elements of “flexibility” for CFSP/CSDP and their limits under the treaties. Case study: EU response to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Current scenario: a new war at the gates of Europe. Challenges and opportunities. EU response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: the use of the CFSP instrument of sanctions. Sanctions repercussions on the EU and the gas “price cap” response. The state of the debate and proposals for a more effective European external action by extending QMV in CFSP/CSDP. An overview of the debate. Legal avenues for extending QMV in CFSP/CSDP. Testing the ground: actors’ positions and proposals on extending QMV in CFSP/CSDP.

References

Bibliografia: pp. 143-153. Sitografia: pp. 154-158.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	International organization and human rights
Thesis Supervisor:	Sciso, Elena
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Christiansen, Thomas
Academic Year:	2021/2022
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2023 13:23
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2023 13:23
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/35998

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