This study examines the evolution of the Common European Security and Defence
Policy (CESDP) of the European Union before and after the Saint Malo
Declaration of December 1998. The co-operation in foreign policy and security
matters has always been a corollary element to the economic co-operation since the
beginning of the European Integration process. Within this context this study argues
that the conducting of co-operation in this field within the framework of European
Community/European Union (EC/EU) was dependent on the national actors, the
internal community/union factors, and the external dynamics. It is also asserted that,
the European political co-operation is based on, on the one hand, the
intergovernmentalist method of decision-making and implementation process, and on
the other to the incrementalism through which the Member States could reconcile
their diverging interests, which represent continuity within the EC/EU. The Saint
Malo constitutes one of the momentous events in the trajectory of European foreign
policy, security and defence co-operation, which launched the essentials of the
CESDP. Within this framework, this study will analyse how a legally unbinding
document has been incorporated into the legal framework of the European Union and
consequently became the part of the acquis. Furthermore, the policies of France,
Britain, and the United States within the process of establishment of the CESDP will
be examined. Then, this thesis argues that, Saint Malo has initiated a ground for
renegotiation of the terms of transatlantic relationship, which culminated in the
redefinition of global roles and responsibilities of Americans and Europeans.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12605361/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2005 |
| Creators | Uslu, Merve |
| Contributors | Turkes, Mustafa |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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