Towards a common defence? The European Union between ambition and constraints
Cuomo, Ludovica (A.A. 2024/2025) Towards a common defence? The European Union between ambition and constraints. Tesi di Laurea in International organization and human rights, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Domenico Pauciulo, pp. 151. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
The evolution of common European defense. The birth of the concept of common European defense. The common security and defense policy and existing military cooperation mechanisms. Permanent structured cooperation (PESCO): towards a defense eurozone? Operational military tools of the EU: the case of the EU battlegroups. EU battlegroups: operational framework. Criticisms and challenges of EU battlegroups. Proposals for reform. Enhanced cooperation and defense–mechanisms and policies. Differentiated integration and the evolution of flexibility in the EU. Enhanced cooperation in the provisions of the TEU and TFEU. The return of the “willing and able” doctrine in the field of defense. Challenges to a common European army–structural obstacles and EU-NATO relations. Political challenges. Economic challenges. Military challenges. The NATO question.
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Bibliografia: pp. 125-148.
| 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: | Pauciulo, Domenico |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Griglio, Elena |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Autumn |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2026 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2026 14:25 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/44876 |
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