Evolution of the Common Security and Defence Policy

Marilena Koppa is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at Panteion University of Athens, Greece. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2014. Whilst an MEP she was the Coordinator of the S&D Group at the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and rapporteur on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy.

• 1. Introduction.- Part I: Theoretical framework.- 2. Historical institutionalism and the limits of neofunctionalism.- 3. Continuity and change: critical junctures as game changers.- 4. Global Europe, the European Global Strategy and the quest for a European Strategic culture.- 5. EU institutions as agents of change.- Part II: Critical junctures and the evolution of CSDP.- 6. The  Yugoslav Wars.- 7. The Iraq war in 2003.- 8. Ukraine- Brexit- Trump administration.- 9. The migration crisis of 2015.- Part III: The quest for “Strategic Autonomy”.- 10. The EU’s Holy Grail: Strategic autonomy and the objective of a European Security Union.- 11. Over-institutionalization and the capability deficit.- 12. Conclusion: A Look into the future of CSDP.