EU between old and new security strategies approach

Goran Zendelovski
2017 Security Dialogues. Journal in the field of Security, Defence and Peace Studies  
In 2003 the European security strategy named A Secure Europe in a Better World was adopted. Since then, the security environment changed radically and the perception of security is different than before. The forces that prompted the changes are a result of the dynamics of contemporary globalization that has managed to reshape space, sovereignty and power. These changes bring with them new and often, unpredictable risks and hazards that increased in intensity and time. The global
more » ... ss and interdependence between countries and peoples have contributed to greater mobility of tourists, terrorists, students and refugees. Over the past decade the European Union has faced numerous crises and turmoil which indirectly/directly affected its stability and prosperity. From conflicts in Africa, security tensions in Asia, economic crisis, climate change, supply of natural resources, partnerships and expansions, the stability of the Western Balkans, refugee crises to terrorist attacks by non-state actors. These complex events led to tensions and divisions within the Union and beyond, the same were a prelude to reforms of the existing security strategy. A moment of rethinking the new content will interact with the current and future political-security and economic-social environment. Through analysis of the old-new strategic documents in the area of security will acknowledge the extent to which the European Union has evolved. The focus is directed towards the questions whether the "old Europe" is prepared for the new security challenges, and whether strategic goals and principles correspond to the real situation in Europe and the world?
doi:10.47054/sd171-20301z fatcat:b5qvguwapbaz3ho3j5sqdogzci