| CODE | EST5340 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Current Issues in European Union's CFSP/ESDP | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The seminars cover the principal issues facing the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) including the main aspects of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). The discussion begins with an analysis of the attempts to establish a European Defence Community (EDC) and the failure of the Fouchet Plans. It then shifts to the success and failures of European Political Co-operation (EPC) up to the launching of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by means of the Maastricht Treaty. The discussion takes place within the context of the EU’s external relations. The analysis also covers the decision-making structures of the CFSP and the ESDP, the inter-face with NATO, “Berlin Plus”, trans-Atlantic relations, the successes and failures of the policies. Other topics to be covered are the role of the other institutions apart from the Council, in particular the European Parliament as well as the CFSP and the Europeanisation of national foreign policies. The changes that could result from the eventual ratification of the Lisbon Treaty are also discussed. An important issue concerns the role of the EU as a Civilian Power. Following this discussion, the study-unit focuses on the following main challenges to the security of the EU in contemporary times, namely the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), success and failure in the promotion of human rights, the EU’s anti-terrorist policy, security and the trans-Atlantic relations. Bibliography As a general, basic introduction to the subject, the following text is recommended: - Eliassen Kjell A. (ed.), Foreign and security Policy in the European Union, Sage Publications, ISBN 0-7619-5633-6; The more advanced recommended text is the following: - Smith Michael, Europe’s Foreign and Security Policy: the Institutionalisation of Co-operation, Cambridge University press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-53861-0 On the role of the European Parliament in the CFSP the following is recommended: - Viola Donatella M., European Foreign Policy and the Role of the European Parliament in the 1990s, Ashgate Publishers, 2000, ISBN 1 84014 511 0; As a text on the EU’s International Relations: - Hill Christopher and Smith Michael, International Relations and the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2005 or latest edition; There are then a number of important political documents which can be read in the following books/publications: - Hill Christopher and Smith Karen E. (eds.), European Foreign Policy: Key Documents, London, Routledge, ISBN 0415 15823 0; Chaillot Papers at http://iss.europa.eu/index.php?id=143#c893 - Rutten Maartje (ed.), From St Malo to Nice: European Defence: Core Documents, Chaillot Papers No 47, May 2001, Institute for Security Studies, Western European Union – Volume II; - From Nice to Laeken: European Defence: Core Documents, Chaillot Papers, No 51, April 2002, Institute for Security Studies, European Union – Volume III; - From Copenhagen to Brussels — European defence: core documents, Volume IV , December 2003; Chaillot Papers No 67 - EU security and defence — Core documents 2004; Chaillot Papers, No 75 – Volume V - EU security and defence — Core documents 2005 - Volume VI Chaillot Paper - n°87, March 2006; - EU security and defence — Core documents 2006 — Volume VII Chaillot Paper – No 98, March 2007; http://iss.europa.eu/index.php?id=18&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Bcat%5D21&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1041375600&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=31535999&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=224&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=143&cHash=84cb649474 IMPORTANT WEB SITES - On the Common Foreign and Security Policy: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=248&lang=en&mode=g - On the Fight against Terrorism: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.ASP?id=406&lang=en&mode=g - On ESDP: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=261&lang=en&mode=g - INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES, at http://iss.europa.eu/ - Human Rights: http://europa.eu/pol/rights/index_en.htm Seminar 1 Introduction An overview of the subject and the division of tasks. Seminar 2 From EDC to CFSP/ESDP This seminar traces the difficult journey in the European quest of achieving a defence community, beginning from the failed attempt to establish a Eurropean Defence Community (EDC) and the Fouchet Plans. The seminar analyses the European Political Co-operation (EPC) process, the Genscher-Colombo initiative, the Dooge Plan and the Single European Act (SEA). The study-unit then turns to the emergence of the CFSP and ESDP, the provisions in the Treaty on European Union, the Petersberg Tasks, the Helsinki Headline goals and finally an analysis on the impact on all these of the Lisbon Treaty The historic texts (EDC, Fouchet Plans, EPC – Davignon Report onwards) will be found in: - Christopher Hill and Karen E. Smith, European Foreign Policy: Key Documents, Routledge, 2000, pp 1-68 et seq. [copy of the text is left in the EDRC for consultation); The Readings on ESDP are the following: (These can be found in the collection of CFSP/ESDP documents published in the Challiot Paper series or go to this web address: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=287&lang=en&mode=g - Council Decision 2004/197/CFSP of 23 February 2004 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (ATHENA) - Background on EU-NATO permanent arrangements (Berlin +) - Nice European Council Conclusions, December 2000 (Annex VI, pages 39-86) - Feira European Council Conclusions, June 2000 (points 6-12 + Annex I, pages 16-35) - Helsinki European Council, December 1999 (points 25-29 + Annex IV, pages 30-38) - Cologne European Council, June 1999 (points 55 and 56 + Annex III, pages 33-42) - French-British Summit Declaration, Saint-Malo (France), December 1998 - Treaty on European Union, Title V - Common Foreign and Security Policy, in particular Article 17 (Security and Defence) Seminar 3 Civilian Power EU? The seminar explores notions of “Civilian Power” Europe, taking into account such concepts as “normative power”, and the role in all these of military force. Galtung’s 1973 assertion that the EU is a “superpower” in the making will also be explored. The seminar focuses on notions of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ power, the trans-Atlantic intellectual debate on these and also trans-Atlantic disagreements on the role of the USA and EU as world powers. - Karen E. Smith, “The End of Civilian Power EU: A Welcome Demise or Cause for Concern?”, The International Spectator, Volume 35, No 2, April-June 2000; - Joseph S. Nye, Soft Power, (1990) - Robert Kagan, "Power and Weakness," Policy Review, No. 113 (June and July 2002) - Kalypso Nicolaidis, The Power of the Superpowerless, (2004) - Johan Galtung, The European Community: A Superpower in the Making, Universiretsforlaget, Oslo and George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London. (1973) (Main Library) - Michelle Pace, “The Construction of EU Normative Power”, Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 45, No 5, pp 1041-1064; - Hedley Bull, “Civilian Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms?”, Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 21, No 2, pp.149-164; - Ian Manners (2002), “Normative Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms?” Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 40 (2), pp. 235–258, see p.239. - Manners Ian (2004), “Normative Power Europe Reconsidered”, CIDEL Workshop, Oslo 22-23 Seminar 4 The EU and Terrorism Terrorism poses a threat to the security of individuals as well as to the values and well-being of our societies. The EU’s policies to combat terrorism have been very controversial and much discussed. This seminar focuses exclusively not on the terrorist phenomenon as such but on the EU policies to combat this phenomenon. - The EU policies can be found at the European Council web-page at www.europa.eu and then follow this lead: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=406&lang=en&mode=g - For an introduction to the policy a fact sheet is reproduced on the web-site; - The EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy, 30 November 2005; - The EU has fully implemented the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions regime set out in UN Resolutions 1267 and 1373. - EU-USA co-operation on terrorism – see the Dromo Castle Declaration (2004) and other documents on the Council’s Terrorism web-page; Seminar 5 The EU and Promotion of Human Rights The promotion of human rights and democratic freedoms are the main objectives of the EU’s foreign policy. The EU includes a political clause in all its agreements with third countries establishing the basic conditions for such a dialogue. However, notwithstanding this, the EU has often found it hard to punish offenders. The human rights/democracy objectives often place contradictory demands on the EU. Participants are invited to visit the EU’s web-page on human rights at: - http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/human_rights/intro/index.htm Documents: - EU ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2007 (other reports are available on the web-page) - FURTHERING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACROSS THE GLOBE - Governance in the European Consensus on Development: towards a harmonized approach within the European Union (COM 2006/1020) - Reinvigorating EU actions on Human Rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners - Strategic guidelines (COM 294/2003) Commission Staff Working Document on the Implementation of the Commission Communication on the EU's Role in Promoting Human Rights and Democratisation in Third Countries SEC(2004) 1041 The EU's Role in Promoting Human Rights & Democratisation in Third Countries (COM 252/2001) - On the implementation of measures intended to promote observance of human rights and democratic principles in external relations for 1996-1999 (COM 726/2000) Seminar 6 The EU and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction comprising nuclear, bacteriological and chemical weapons has become one of the most important security threats in recent years. The aim of this seminar is to explore the main threats which the EU is facing and the policies it is pursuing to counter such threats. - Jean Pascal Zanders, Kathryn Nixdorff, edited by Gustav Lindstrom, “ Enforcing non-proliferation. The European Union and the 2006 BTWC Review Conference” Chaillot Paper - n°93, November 2006 - Darryl Howlett, John Simpson, Harald Müller, Bruno Tertrais, edited by Burkard Schmitt “Effective non-proliferation:The European Union and the 2005 NPT Review Conference” Chaillot Paper - n°77, April 2005 - Mark Smith , Bruno Tertrais, Jean Pascal Zanders, edited by Burkard Schmitt, Gustav Lindstrom “Fighting proliferation — European perspectives”, Chaillot Paper December 2003; - Kathrin Höhl, Harald Müller, Annette Schaper, edited by Burkard Schmitt, “ EU cooperative threat reduction activities in Russia”, Chaillot Paper - n°61, June 2003 (Other material will be distributed as a result of updating there of) Seminar 7 The State of Trans-Atlantic Relations The seminar explores various aspects of the Trans-Atlantic relationship, the ongoing enduring relations, the disagreements that have characterised it in recent years particularly on the Middle East and democracy promotion and the future. The main text for this seminar is the following: - Nikos Kotzias and Petros Liacouras, EU-US Relations: Repairing the Trans-Atlantic Rift, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; US Perceptions on key issues – Democracy and Middle East - Thomas Carothers, Is a League of Democracies a Good Idea? Carnegie Endowment, May 2008; - Nathan J. Brown, Sunset for the two state solution? Carnegie Endowment, May 2008; - Samuel Wells and Ludger Kuhnhardt, The Crisis in Trans-Atlantic Relations, Discussion Paper C143, 2005, ZEI, University of Bonn; (other, more update material may be supplied at the start of the study-unit as required) Seminar 8 The Lisbon Treaty and the CFSP/ESDP The seminar’s main theme is the decision-making structures that will become effective as soon as the Lisbon Treaty is ratified Selected extracts from the consolidated text of the Treaties which include the Lisbon amendments as published by the Council will form the core discussion material as well as other material shown below. - Gerrard Quille, “The Lisbon Treaty and its Implications for the CFSP / ESDP” Directorate General for the External Policies of the European Union, Policy Department, February 2008; - Missiroli Antonio, “The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on ESDP”, Directorate General for the External Policies of the European Union, Policy Department, January 2008 - Simon Duke, “The Lisbon Treaty and External Relations”, EIPASCOPE, 1/2008; - Foreign Policy Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty, UK House of Commons, Report, Parts 1 and 2; (Material will be circulated to the class) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Roderick Pace |
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