Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity?
Iceland had initial misgivings about the EU’s capacity created in 1999 for military crisis management. In the current debate over Iceland’s EU application, questions have been raised about the possible impact of CSDP on the nation’s non-military status. In fact the CSDP is designed to respect nation...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1166 2023-08-20T04:07:20+02:00 Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? Bailes, Alyson J.K. Rafnsson, Örvar Þ. 2012-06-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2012.8.1.5 eng eng Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2012.8.1.5/pdf_249 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2012.8.1.5 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2012); 109-132 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 8 Nr. 1 (2012); 109-132 1670-679X 1670-6803 Iceland European Union Common Security and Defence Policy EU armaments policies Lisbon Treaty Small states info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2012 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:51Z Iceland had initial misgivings about the EU’s capacity created in 1999 for military crisis management. In the current debate over Iceland’s EU application, questions have been raised about the possible impact of CSDP on the nation’s non-military status. In fact the CSDP is designed to respect national choices in defence; requires unanimity on new actions; and allows case-by-case decisions on participation. Preliminary study of six other small states in the EU suggests that none of them has been obliged by membership to abandon national preferences in this field, though all have made special efforts to support EU police and civilian operations - an area where Iceland is also well qualified to contribute. The more significant effects of EU membership for Icelandic security might in fact come in other, ‘softer’ areas including EU obligations for mutual assistance in civil emergencies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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Iceland had initial misgivings about the EU’s capacity created in 1999 for military crisis management. In the current debate over Iceland’s EU application, questions have been raised about the possible impact of CSDP on the nation’s non-military status. In fact the CSDP is designed to respect national choices in defence; requires unanimity on new actions; and allows case-by-case decisions on participation. Preliminary study of six other small states in the EU suggests that none of them has been obliged by membership to abandon national preferences in this field, though all have made special efforts to support EU police and civilian operations - an area where Iceland is also well qualified to contribute. The more significant effects of EU membership for Icelandic security might in fact come in other, ‘softer’ areas including EU obligations for mutual assistance in civil emergencies. |
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Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? |
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Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? |
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Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? |
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Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? |
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iceland and the eu’s common security and defence policy: challenge or opportunity? |
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Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2012); 109-132 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 8 Nr. 1 (2012); 109-132 1670-679X 1670-6803 |
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