La Comunidad Política Europea: ¿primer paso para una verdadera Europa geopolítica?
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2024
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Ferrero, Ruth. «La Comunidad Política Europea, ¿primer paso para una verdadera Europa geopolítica?». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 137 (septiembre de 2024), p. 45-65. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.137.2.45
Abstract
En el contexto de las nuevas crisis que ha traído la presente década (como la COVID-19 y la guerra en Ucrania), desde la UE ha quedado patente la necesidad de imprimir una nueva velocidad a determinados procesos de toma de decisiones, los cuales le permitan jugar un papel geopolítico en la esfera internacional y que vayan más allá de la tradicional aproximación europea de poder blando como herramienta de influencia. Para ello, es imprescindible avanzar hacia mayores capacidades geopolíticas que posibiliten una verdadera autonomía estratégica en ámbitos como la seguridad y la defensa, ya que los nuevos retos deben enfrentarse con distintas estrategias e instrumentos. Al respecto, este artículo analiza el funcionamiento, la potencial institucionalización y las capacidades de la Comunidad Política Europea (CPE) como organización impulsora de la Europa geopolítica.
New crises that have erupted this decade, such as COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have led the European Union (EU) to wake up to the need to expedite certain decision-making processes. This would allow it to play a more geopolitical role on the international stage and move past the traditional European approach of soft power as a means of inf luence. To do so, it is essential to advance towards greater geopolitical capabilities that enable true strategic autonomy in areas such as security and defence: new challenges must be met with different strategies and instruments. This paper examines the functioning, potential institutionalisation and capacities of the European Political Community (EPC) as a driver of a geopolitical Europe.
New crises that have erupted this decade, such as COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have led the European Union (EU) to wake up to the need to expedite certain decision-making processes. This would allow it to play a more geopolitical role on the international stage and move past the traditional European approach of soft power as a means of inf luence. To do so, it is essential to advance towards greater geopolitical capabilities that enable true strategic autonomy in areas such as security and defence: new challenges must be met with different strategies and instruments. This paper examines the functioning, potential institutionalisation and capacities of the European Political Community (EPC) as a driver of a geopolitical Europe.