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Ausgabe 1-2007

Themenschwerpunkt:
Perspektiven Europäischer Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
The Future Prospects of the European Security and Defence Policy

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Themenschwerpunkt: Perspektiven Europäischer Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

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ENGLISH ABSTRACTS

Neue Entwicklungen in der europäischen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
Karl von Wogau
The European failure in Jugoslavia has been the real starting point of the European Security and Defence Policy. Within a very short period the EU developed own integrated instruments with civil and military capacities for crisis management tasks. This may lead to European Armed Forces and a European Security and Defence Union. A precondition for this will be that Europe improves its military capabilities and enhances its efficiency. The European citizens will only accept and trust in a European Security and Defence Policy if parlamentary oversight will be raised and in the future decision making processes will be more transparent.

Die Europäische Verteidigungsagentur
Joachim Rohde
After the end of the East-West conflict the idea of a European Security and Defence Policy got momentum. The Helsinki Headline Goal was fixed, but still in 2003 Europe didn’ t have the needed capabilities. In 2003/2004 the European partners agreed on a new Headline Goal 2010 as well as on a European Security Strategy. After the experiences with more or less national insufficient procurement capacities it was a consequent step to establish a European Defence Agency (EDA) in 2004 in Brussels. The article describes the history, organisation, tasks, and perspectives of this agency. This political project to strengthen the European procurement market is today accepted by 24 members of the European Union.

Das Europäische Sicherheits- und Verteidigungskolleg
Wesentliches Instrument zur Weiterentwicklung der Europäischen Sicherheitsund
Verteidigungspolitik
Hans-Bernhard Weißerth
In 1999 the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force and the needed institutional preconditions and bodies for an effective Common Security and Defence Policy had been established. Up to now we can see impressive improvements and a lot of European missions in the field of a Common Foreign and Security Policy. But success and efficiency don’t depend only on these decisions. There is a need for personnel with an understanding and expertise to act on the basis of a common security culture. In 2005 the European Council decided to establish the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). Organisation, training, and perspectives for he future development of the college are described in detail.

Deutsche Sicherheitsinteressen im 21. Jahrhundert
Egon Bahr
Within the last 20 years historical changes have strong influence on global events. Environmental threats, changes in the global power structure, the fi ght for resources, the American dissociation from the United Nations and terrorism are challenges to the world community. These problems, in addition to continuation of the European process of integration and the positioning of Germany within the EU, pose difficulties for the German foreign and security policy. Germany can protect its security interests by a return to a »healthy patriotism« and a deliberate and self-confident relationship with the concept of power. This could enable Germany to make an important contribution to global security.
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The Future of NATO
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Different from other institutions founded prior to the end of the Cold War, NATO’s existence is not challenged. The transatlantic alliance has undergone transformations and faces global tasks. But NATO lacks a concept to arrange and regulate the structure of the Alliance under new circumstances. In particular, answers are needed to the questions of further enlargement, NATO’s relation with Russia and the nature of the links between NATO and the European Union. A new approach is required to cope with the dramatic change in the global situation and lay down new tasks for the Alliance.

Die Vereinten Nationen und Deutschlands Verantwortung
Alexander S. Neu
Germany permanently underscores its bigger responsibility, the importance of the UNO and of international law. Despite this lip service, so far no German government was eager in providing more manpower, material and funds to enable the World Organisation to do its main designated work: to maintain international peace and security. However, Germany is involved in some international military missions – some UN-conducted and some UN-mandated. The most important ones are merely UN-mandated, which means not actually controlled by the UN.