session 7

Question 1

what are some limitations of common EU defense policy?

Answer 1

Unanimity rules, lack of intergovernmental agreement about form or degree of defense cooperation, overall lack of capacity, competition within NATO, different and sometimes incompatible equipment

Question 2

what are the two logics of state building?

Answer 2

the “bellecist” collective security logic of war and the logic of market integration for economic gain

Question 3

how could war aid the integration of core state powers?

Answer 3

they create a functional pull towards capacity-building, as the EU can offer greater resilience to external threats than any of its members could by itself. however, military threats do not have to lead to security centralization; they can also lead to the strengthening of intergovernmental alliances