The View from Berlin

• Autores: Karl Heinz Kamp
• Localización: Cuadernos de estrategia, ISSN 1697-6924, Nº. 228 (EU Common Security and Defense Policy. Quo Vadis? How European capitals understand CSDP), 2024, págs. 103-126
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Germany has always been a strong supporter of the idea of a common security and defence policy for the European Union. However, like almost all other EU members, Germany was never prepared to provide the necessary resources for a truly autonomous or sovereign defence capability for the EU. As a result, the EU “Common Security and Defence Policy” (CSDP” or the “European Defence Union” [EDU]) always remained empty shells without any real military weight. Of course, the war in Ukraine put an end to these illusions and led to a fundamental change in German security and defence policy. This German “Zeitenwende” will be lasting and means that a European defence capacity is no longer being sought within the European Union, but as a European pillar within NATO. This will strengthen the indispensable transatlantic security relationship and will prepare Germany and Europe for the new threats from Russia as well as the new challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.