class 18 Flashcards
Foreign, Security, and Defense Policies
was foreign policy explained in other treaties?
no, but there were initiatives
when was the Pleven plan and who invented it
1950, Rene Pleven which is a prime minister
what was the Pleven plan created after?
Coal and Steele Community
What did the Pleven Plan create?
an integrated European army under joint command
What is the EDC
European Defence Community
why did the EDC fail?
It failed as France’s parliament voted no, citing opposition to foreign command over French troops (right-wing) and concerns about hastening Germany’s rearmament. and because french troops should be led by french officers
what logic was implied in the Foreign, Security and Defense Policies
not neo-functioanlistic logic (spread slowly after) coal and steel to an army
what did jean monnet think about the Pleven plan?
thought it was too fast of a step
When and by who were the Fouchet plans created?
1960 & French Ambassador of Denmark: Christian Fouchet
What were the Fouchet Plans about?
how Europe could talk about foreign policy and common foreign and defence policies
What did the fouchet plans imitate?
French
Why were the Netherlands scared of the Fouchet Plans?
They thought they wouldn’t have a voice since it was dominated by France and Germany so they vetoed it and because Holland wanted their voice in int. politics too
What happened in 1969?
council meeting held in netherlands called it spirit of hague new initiative after charles de gaulle
Explain the Davignon Report
report was published and very successful
starting point for the EPC (european political co-operation)
launched in may 1970
consultation among the member states on foreign policy issues
agreed that foreign policy ministers needed to see each other 2x a year
Belgium in a rotated council presidency
Explain the Single European Act
1987, EPC (european political cooperation) obtains its own legal basis
denmark has tradition of being eurospectic, believed more in local democracy, put emphasis on how things should be chosen in denmark and not in the EU
what is the CFSP?
Common Foreign and Security Policy and is part of the second pillar
what was the CFSP for?
- safeguard the common values and fundamental interests of the Union
- strengthen the security of the Union
- preserve peace and strengthen international security
- promote international cooperation
- develop democracy and the rule of law, including human rights
what are two issues with the Maastricht treaty?
a) should be able to formulate common EU positions (2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU condemned and deemed it to be illegal)
b) joined common actions (deploy peacekeeping forces)
Explain the Amsterdam Treaty (1997)
- qualified majority vote about (joint actions/common positions) except in defense and military matters
- high representative of the CFSP (num 1 person permanent that has a tel number to call to consult with Europe)
Explain the Saint-Malo Process
In 1998, France and the UK, led by pro-EU Tony Blair, advocated strengthening EU defense without affecting NATO. Under the European Security and Defence Policy, they proposed a 60,000-strong force deployable within 60 days for up to a year.
what is the new name of the Lisbon treaty?
Common Security and Defence Policy
what are the main CSFP institutions and actors?
- The European Council and the Foreign Affairs Council
- The High Representative and the European External Action Service
- met twice a year in the beginning now they meet once a month
- high repp of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borell (Estonia will take over soon)
since when is the UN in observer status with the EU
1974
since when is the UN an observer member with the EU
2011
since when is the WTO a member of the EU
1995
explain the future of the EU’s foreign security and defense policies
intergovernmental or supranational/integrationist? cannot be based on unanimity
Europeanist or atlanticist?
interventionist or non-interventionist?
