This book analyses whether the EU's drift towards European
strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity
for its small member states to advance their security interests.
The volume presents small states' perceptions of European strategic
autonomy, highlighting their expectations and concerns. The
chapters focus on the depth and breadth of European strategic
autonomy, national security considerations, assessment of the
impact on transatlantic relations, the expected outputs, and its
potential impact on the EU's institutional structure. It also shows
how systemic circumstances and the interests of powerful states,
either belonging to the EU (France, Germany, and Poland) or having
a significant say in European security architecture (the US),
establish opportunities and constraints for the small states to
shape European strategic autonomy. In particular, the study focuses
on the diverging interests of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania), Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, and the
Netherlands. It demonstrates that, in most cases, European
strategic autonomy is perceived not as an alternative to NATO but
as a supplementary element that could facilitate the development of
national military capabilities, indigenous defence industries and
resilience to non-military threats. Ultimately, the book suggests
that national approaches towards European strategic autonomy mainly
stem from pragmatic national security and foreign policy
considerations, while largely ignoring grand strategic ideas. This
book will be of much interest to students of European politics,
security studies, and international relations.
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