By L. Chappell
A comparative research of an outdated and new european Member State's perceptions of and contributions to ecu protection and defence. This ebook makes a speciality of switch and continuity in either nations' defence guidelines and the place convergence and divergence has happened. This has vital implications for the EU's effectiveness as a global safeguard actor.
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The larger the role a country plays in the international environment, the more structured its role conceptions are likely to be and the larger a role it is likely to envisage for itself. 6 Thus policy-makers will have a narrower space in which to manoeuvre. However, political elites can themselves be socialised in the various international arenas, which in turn can impact upon their country’s role conceptions (see Aggestam 2000: 96). Three factors will be used to outline German and Polish role conceptions, these being each country’s individual strategic culture, military capabilities and their position vis-à-vis the EU.
Therefore how do German and Polish policy-makers view multilateral institutions and the rule of law and how does this influence how they choose to carry out their security and defence policy? It should be noted that the rule of law forms a key component of a country’s multilateralist stance and therefore a country’s view of this is incorporated into their role conception in relation to multilateralism. Leadership – This looks at any leadership role, whether global or regional that a country’s decision-makers have in the security and defence domain.
The development of CSDP as an independent security actor and the use of force – how far are Germany’s and Poland’s political leaders prepared to deploy armed force in EU operations and if so, when, where and how is it deployed? • Leadership and the use of force – is it possible to politically lead a project while militarily not wanting to or not being able to contribute? • Threat perception and multilateralism including the rule of law – does a country’s threat perceptions coincide with its view concerning multilateralism?