Taking European defence seriously: The naval operations of the European Union as a model for a Security and Defence Union

  • Carlos Espaliú Berdud International University of Catalonia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-58-2018pp157-183
Keywords: CSDP, Operation Atalanta, Operation Sophia, Security and Defence Union

Abstract

The two naval operations set up until now by the EU, Atalanta and Sophia, have demonstrated a growing level of consensus and willingness by Member States, a great number of which participating in both operations. Furthermore, and more clearly in the case of Atalanta but also in the first stages of Sophia, it can be said that these CSDP activities have been highly successful, taken into consideration the level of accomplishment of their respective goals. Having shown its potential, the launching of naval operations in crisis management could be seen as a step forward in the creation of a Security and Defence Union. Therefore, the next step in European integration regarding security matters can be the implementation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation anticipated in Article 42.2 and 46 of TEU and developed in Protocol No 10 annexed to the Lisbon Treaty. That achievement would be the landmark that would generate the nucleus from which a Security and Defence Union can emerge

Received: 14 December 2017
Accepted: 10 January 2018
Published online: 28 March 2018

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Author Biography

Carlos Espaliú Berdud, International University of Catalonia
Professor Espaliú got a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Education (1995-1998), he has been Lecturer in the University of Navarre (Spain) (1998-2000), Legal Officer of the International Court of Justice (2000-2006) and Ramón y Cajal Researcher in the University of Córdoba (Spain) (2007-2012). At present, he is Associate Professor in Public International Law and European Union Law at the International University of Catalonia (UIC, Barcelona) (Spain); Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of the International Law Department at the Faculty of Law (UIC, Barcelona) ; Director of the Charlemagne Institute of European Studies (UIC, Barcelona). He coordinates a research group recognized by the Government of Catalonia and he has participated in a dozen regional or national research groups. His research focuses in the following lines: Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes, Law of the Sea, International Subjectivity, Use of Force, Slavery and European Security. He obtained, among others, the acreditation as Associate Professor (ANECA) in 2011 and Full Professor (AQU) 2015. Furthermore, he has been awarded two six-years research periods (CNAI) and two six-years research periods (AQU). Regarding European Law, he has published, among others, the following articles: A Reflection on the Participation of Individuals in the Creation of European Law through the European Citizens’ Initiative and its Scope in International Law, Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto, N.º 54, 2016, pp. 181-202; The EU response to the Paris terrorist attacks and the reshaping of the rights to self-defence in International Law, Spanish Yearbook of International Law, N.º 20, 2016, pp. 183-207.
Published
2018-03-28
How to Cite
Espaliú Berdud, Carlos. 2018. “Taking European Defence Seriously: The Naval Operations of the European Union As a Model for a Security and Defence Union”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 58 (March), 157-83. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-58-2018pp157-183.
Issue
No. 58 (2018): Política de cohesión y fondos estructurales de la Unión Europea: retos y perspectivas para el período post-2020
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