Review article

The Western European Union in European Integration and Security Policy

Jozo Radoš ; Deputy, Croatian Parliament

Abstract

The Western European Union was established in 1954 with the aim of creating a system of collective security and the inclusion of Germany into that system. However, during the Cold War western European security is realised through NATO, leaving the Western European Union in its shadow. With the weakening and disappearance of the Cold War, the possibility of a more independent European security and defence policy increases, which gives rise to the position of the Western European Union. The new European security policy develops in close cooperation with NATO, but the role of the Western European Union in the twenty-first century is taken over by the European Union, whose integration expands to include areas of security and defence policies.

Keywords

Western European Union; European Union; NATO; security; defence; integration

Hrčak ID:

291627

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/291627

Publication date:

26.10.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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