Problematising the obvious: towards a geopolitical European Commission?
Problematising the obvious: towards a geopolitical European Commission?
The idea of the ‘geopolitical European Commission’, as put forward by President Ursula von der Leyen, raises fundamental questions about the future direction of this international bureaucracy and the impact of current political choices on its international authority. Specifically, this chapter argues that the European Union’s most unique institution risks undermining its own core strengths, which lay in a problem-driven, nominally depoliticised and human development-oriented approach to international security. There are established principles guiding the Commission’s approach to security, well-defined methods and even distinct policy instruments, which have allowed this institution to advance its unique identity and authority as a provider of security assistance. As such, the European Union should embrace the principle of diversity (of the Union’s approaches to security) in unity, represented by the Union’s shared overarching vision.
European Commission, European security, Geopolitical Commission, Geopolitics, International bureaucracy, Von der Leyen
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Zwolski, Kamil
eadd4b99-f0db-41b8-a3a1-f71918f09975
25 January 2024
Zwolski, Kamil
eadd4b99-f0db-41b8-a3a1-f71918f09975
Zwolski, Kamil
(2024)
Problematising the obvious: towards a geopolitical European Commission?
In,
Researching European Security Integration.
(European Union in International Affairs, Part F2205)
1 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-031-49822-0_4).
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The idea of the ‘geopolitical European Commission’, as put forward by President Ursula von der Leyen, raises fundamental questions about the future direction of this international bureaucracy and the impact of current political choices on its international authority. Specifically, this chapter argues that the European Union’s most unique institution risks undermining its own core strengths, which lay in a problem-driven, nominally depoliticised and human development-oriented approach to international security. There are established principles guiding the Commission’s approach to security, well-defined methods and even distinct policy instruments, which have allowed this institution to advance its unique identity and authority as a provider of security assistance. As such, the European Union should embrace the principle of diversity (of the Union’s approaches to security) in unity, represented by the Union’s shared overarching vision.
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Published date: 25 January 2024
Keywords:
European Commission, European security, Geopolitical Commission, Geopolitics, International bureaucracy, Von der Leyen
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