The European Union’s Security Conceptualisation vs. its Risk Prevention Capabilities

• Authors: Agata Dziewulska

Title variants

PL

Konceptualizacja bezpieczeństwa versus zdolność przeciwdziałania zagrożeniom w Unii Europejskiej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The European Union, as an area of unquestionable prosperity, on which the countries that make up it have been working since the 1950s, faces the constant challenge of combating threats to the security of its societies. In a changing world, these threats are constantly evolving. They were first summarised in the European Security Strategy and the list of threats was revised in Global Strategy published in 2016. The Union is therefore aware both of the processes of change in international relations and of the threats that this entails for the Union, its Member States and society. Does this awareness motivate Member States and EU authorities to consolidate their defence efforts? Are the measures to address the risks to the Union adequate to the degree of danger? Are the policies of the Union so developed as to maintain peace of mind in the face of threats? This article analyses the risks and attempts to answer these questions.

PL

Unia Europejska jako obszar niekwestionowanego dobrobytu, nad budowaniem którego państwa ją tworzące pracują od lat 1950-tych, stoi przed ciągłym wyzwaniem zwalczania zagrożeń dla bezpieczeństwa swoich społeczeństw. W zmieniającym się świecie, zagrożenia te stale ewoluują. Ich pierwszego podsumowania dokonano w Europejskiej Strategii Bezpieczeństwa, a listę zagrożeń zweryfikowano w opublikowanej w 2016 r. Strategii Globalnej. Jest więc w Unii świadomość zarówno procesów zmian zachodzących w stosunkach międzynarodowych, jak i zagrożeń pojawiających się w związku z tym dla Unii, jej państw członkowskich i społeczeństwa. Czy świadomość ta motywuje państwa członkowskie i władze Unii do konsolidacji wysiłku obronnego? Czy środki odziaływania na zagrożenia dla Unii są adekwatne do stopnia niebezpieczeństwa? Czy polityki Unii są na tyle rozbudowane, że pozwalają zachować spokój wobec zagrożeń? Niniejszy artykuł analizuje zagrożenia i stanowi próbę odpowiedzi na powyższe pytania.

Keywords

EN

European security; European security strategy; defence; comprehensive approach; integrated approach; CSDP; European security; European security strategy; defence; comprehensive approach; integrated approach; CSDP

PL

bezpieczeństwo europejskie; europejska strategia bezpieczeństwa; obronność; kompleksowe podejście; zintegrowane podejście; WPBiO

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 14
• Pages: 125-140

Dates

published

2020-12-31

Contributors

author

Agata Dziewulska

• Uniwersytet Warszawski

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0977-4753

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/rie.2020.14.8