ABCD 2017

CSDP in 2025 – Quo vadis?

What are the limits of European defence cooperation? There seems to be an appetite to turn the EU into a credible defence actor, including through the use of hard power and military force. We have witnessed the revival of discussions about a European army. Some advocate the establishment of an EU military headquarters. EU-NATO cooperation might take unexpected turns, such as the use of EU tools to allow military freedom of movement. Further, the EU’s security and defence relations with the United Kingdom and the United States will enter uncharted waters.

Speakers

Timo S. Koster

Director Defence Policy and Capabilities, NATO

Frédéric Mauro

Lawyer at the bars of Paris and Brussels, Adviser on European defence

Jürgen zur Mühlen

Director Security Policy Department I, Ministry of Defence, Germany

Nathalie Tocci

Director of Istituto Affari Internazionali and Special Adviser to EU HRVP Federica Mogherini

Moderator

Margarita Šešelgytė

Director, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University

Resources and Political Will – It Takes Two to Tango

Conclusions