Erodiert das Gewaltmonopol? Zum Wandel ausserer Staatssouveranitat im Lichte der Europaischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (ESVP)

In: Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, Band 84, Heft 4, S. 95-112

Abstract

The institutionalization of the European Security & Defense Policy (ESDP) within the EU entails the formation of new administrative & executive units, structures, that henceforth shape member state action. Against this background, the contribution poses the question of national autonomy: Does co-operative problem-solving in the issue area of security & defense within the Union amount to a significant erosion of external state sovereignty? The article outlines the institutional design of ESDP & inquires the role of intergovernmental bodies as well as more independent European bureaucracies, with which member-states now have to cope with. Also, civil society actors have now obtained a remarkable, albeit circum-scribed amount of influence within EU security politics. Moreover, the entangling of national capabilities, a move toward greater role specialization, & the denationalization of the process of force generation, point in the direction of an integration of armament & defense. In sum, there is a diffusion of responsibilities and member-states are facing a certain loss of autonomy. Adapted from the source document.