Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity?
Fræðigrein 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 res...
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ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/12303 2023-05-15T16:45:59+02:00 Iceland and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Challenge or Opportunity? Bailes, Alyson J.K., 1949- Örvar Þorri Rafnsson 1982- Háskóli Íslands 2012-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12303 en eng http://www.stjornmalogstjornsysla.is Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 2012, 8(1), bls. 109-131 http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12303 Ísland Evrópusambandið Smáríki Article 2012 ftskemman 2022-12-11T06:57:34Z Fræðigrein 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 member ship 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 Skemman (Iceland) |
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Fræðigrein 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 member ship 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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