Development Of The Eu Common Foreign And Security Policy

Political integration and especially its own independent military andsecurity defense have been Europe's desires for a long time. Since the settinguP of H, European po1itical integraion has achieved great success afterdecades of hard work. Howevef, due to the imrnatUr cooperation betWen themember countries at present, the CFSP, tO some extent, is still suPefficial andits mechanism develoPmellt still remains a An of intergovenunnt. On theother hand, EU, Undr the miIitny framework of NATO, is constrainedseverely by Ainerican and NATO. Moreover, the former Yugoslavia crisis andin prtcular the breaking out of Kosov War ther reveal the defects anddeficiency in political cooperation of EU, which, in tUm, contributes to theimpetus to develop CFSP of EU. Various facts have indicated that whetherCFSP can succeed or not determines the prospect of EU. Stariing fromEuropean political cooperation and combining the new sitUation and newfeatUres, I wi1l make a profound analysis on the develoPment of CFSP in thesthesis.The thesis falls into four sections.The first section briefly introduces the historical origin of CFSP It pointsout that CFSP, as a core in the European po1itical integraion process, resultedfrom the thought of European coalition and pursues a way of "politicaleconomization."The second section analyses the background, development and potCniialof CFSP The desire of European coalition lays an ideological foundation forpolitical integration, but ouly Under iniemal and esPecially strOng eXternalpressure can European political coalition push ahead greatly. Tdeng that as an- 3 -smpetUs, the gOal, scheme and basic mechanism of European politicalcooperaion primarily came into being. Wth the changes of the sitUation, itsmechhasm becomes more peffect though strictly sPeaking it stil1 remainsinfor-govemment. Undr new domestic and intemational circumtas, it isimPerative to reform the political cooperation mechanism, Which led to theproposal and development of CFSP Its operating mechAnsm and potential isof great sighficance to European political integraion.The M section elaborates the main development of CFSP WEU hasstrengthned its position in EU security and defense. CFSP has showed itsdefect and deficiency in Kosov crisis. HeIsinki SUInInt meeing and Nisimeeting have substantially promoted the development of CFSRThe fodri section studies the ialluence and prospect of CFSP Thoughstrictly sPeaking, CFSP is Still at its primny stage. it has producedfarreaching influence on politics and economy. The substantial deve1opmentof CFSP has played an imPortan role in the smooth exPansion of EU. On theother W, the fact of taldng the development of European ndIhary fOrCes asa bait to expand EU has provided a vas market for the circulation of Euro andstrengthened its advantage to comPete with Ainerican dollar During theprocess of the worid multi-polariZation, EU wi1l continue to proPel mi1itarycoaiition so as to become an imPortant poIar in the workl-...