<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Even after achieving its goals, i.e. the entrance of member states into NATO and the EU, the Visegrad Group has managed to profile itself as a significant collective actor. Analyses to date clearly show that the group is able to function as a distinct and even key actor in various policies, including those within the EU; this statement is without doubt valid primarily for the region of the European neighborhood policy and the Eastern partnership, but also for enlargement policy and its clear targeting of the Western Balkans. We can also observe a highly proactive approach in issues linked to security, primarily in the energy sector and recently also cyber security. Nonetheless, all of these and many other significant V4 activities have been overshadowed of late by dispute between the group and a significant portion of members states on perspectives regarding the migration crisis including the tools to deal with it or preventive measures to prevent it from continuing or repeating. This stance on the issue, however, can be seen as proof of the relative power and success of the V4.</p></abstract>

Even after achieving its goals, i.e. the entrance of member states into NATO and the EU, the Visegrad Group has managed to profile itself as a significant collective actor. Analyses to date clearly show that the group is able to function as a distinct and even key actor in various policies, including those within the EU; this statement is without doubt valid primarily for the region of the European neighborhood policy and the Eastern partnership, but also for enlargement policy and its clear targeting of the Western Balkans. We can also observe a highly proactive approach in issues linked to security, primarily in the energy sector and recently also cyber security. Nonetheless, all of these and many other significant V4 activities have been overshadowed of late by dispute between the group and a significant portion of members states on perspectives regarding the migration crisis including the tools to deal with it or preventive measures to prevent it from continuing or repeating. This stance on the issue, however, can be seen as proof of the relative power and success of the V4.

The Visegrad Group as an Ambitious Actor of (Central-)European Foreign and Security Policy

Politics in Central Europe

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Even after achieving its goals, i.e. the entrance of member states into NATO and the EU, the Visegrad Group has managed to profile itself as a significant...

The Visegrad Group as an Ambitious Actor of (Central-)European Foreign and Security Policy

Published Online: Sep 15, 2018

Page range: 9 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2018-0006

Keywords
Visegrad Group, European Union, security policy

© 2018 Ladislav Cabada, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Visegrad Group as an Ambitious Actor of (Central-)European Foreign and Security Policy

Published Online: Sep 15, 2018

Page range: 9 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2018-0006

KeywordsVisegrad Group, European Union, security policy

© 2018 Ladislav Cabada, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Visegrad Group, European Union, security policy