Contextualizing European Security: Iraq and Beyond
Moritz Weiss
Today, the classical security dilemma between Europe's powers seems to be resolved. Nevertheless, European Union (EU) as a community is constantly faced with dual challenge. Global problems and political crises, such one surrounding Iraq since 2002, require common response sometimes even joint actions. Being diverse institution of various actors often diverging interests, this alone represents significant challenge for an actor. At same time, however, there additionally looming lack legitimacy peace project, which manifests itself in “specter tedium, ossification” (European Destruction Rhineland Frontier, p. 1) rather than explicit forms opposition. In other words, how should respond risky—basically unipolar—environment without fully detaching themselves from initial raison d’état Union, pacification the...
International Studies Review