EU Defence Integration and Nuclear Weapons: A Common Deterrent for Europe?

• Main Authors: Jasper, Ursula, PORTELA, Clara
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: European Union; nuclear weapons; deterrence; European Option; ESDP; Defense and Security Studies; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/942; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1941/viewcontent/EU_Defence_Integration_and_Nuclear_Weapo.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Nuclear weapons remain the unquestioned core of the defence postures of both France and the United Kingdom. At the same time, the European Union is progressively enhancing its Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), notably through the establishment of a European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP...