THE EU STRATEGIC APPROACH TO SECURITY

Апстракт

Over the past three decades, the EU has undertaken a wide range of activities
aimed at its proliferation as a serious and respected security actor. Namely, in 1993
the Union adopted the Common Foreign and Security Policy, then, in 1998, it laid the
foundations of the European Security and Defense Policy, while in 2003 it adopted the
first security strategy, by which practically began the development process of its strategic
approach to security. Starting from the significance that strategic aspects have in
security approaches designing (at national, regional and international levels), the paper
attention is directed to the analysis of the strategic approach of the European Union in
this regard. To this end, the focus is specifically placed on the research of the three strategic
documents to date (2003, 2016 and 2022), with which the Union designs its own
strategic approach and response to the dynamic and challenging security environment.
Hence, the intention is aimed at providing a clear perception and a more detailed understand
of the evolutionary character of the EU’s strategic approach to security, with
particular reference to the main challenges and perspectives in this context.