<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The European Union (EU) has been building its security and defense policy since the 1990s. The evolution of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) process has affected the non-EU European NATO members' position in the European security architecture. The differences in the compositions of NATO and EU members have created undesired issues. As a staunch NATO member and an accession country to the EU, Turkey has also been affected by the developments in the CSDP. This article takes Turkey as a case study in analyzing the state of affairs of the involvement of non-EU European NATO members in the CSDP.</p></abstract>

The European Union (EU) has been building its security and defense policy since the 1990s. The evolution of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) process has affected the non-EU European NATO members' position in the European security architecture. The differences in the compositions of NATO and EU members have created undesired issues. As a staunch NATO member and an accession country to the EU, Turkey has also been affected by the developments in the CSDP. This article takes Turkey as a case study in analyzing the state of affairs of the involvement of non-EU European NATO members in the CSDP.

Involvement of Non-eu European Nato members in CSDP: The Turkish Case

Faculty of Political Sciences and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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The European Union (EU) has been building its security and defense policy since the 1990s. The evolution of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)...

Involvement of Non-eu European Nato members in CSDP: The Turkish Case

Published Online: Jun 28, 2011

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10076-011-0001-8

Keywords
NATO, EU, CSDP, Turkey, non-EU European NATO members, participation, WEU

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Involvement of Non-eu European Nato members in CSDP: The Turkish Case

Published Online: Jun 28, 2011

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10076-011-0001-8

KeywordsNATO, EU, CSDP, Turkey, non-EU European NATO members, participation, WEU

This content is open access.

Keywords
NATO, EU, CSDP, Turkey, non-EU European NATO members, participation, WEU