Autora: Bruna Rohr Reisdoerfer
Publicado em: Global Journal of Human-Social Science
Ano: 2022
RESUMO
The paper aims to discuss the causal mechanism through which the international structureoperates in the process of defense cooperation in Western Europe since the post-Cold War. The centralargument is that this mechanism is the ‘search for security or profit’ which pushes and solves the defensecooperation in the region. So, the research differs itself by focusing on the causal process by whichdefense cooperation takes place, highlighting the defense institutions and not only its causal variables.The hypotheses are: i) the polarity and nature of the threats encourage European powers to use defensecooperation as a complementary tool to achieve their security objectives. Thus, the actual defensecooperation form (the CSDP), is intentionally characterized by a varied multinational structure, with subregional initiatives lead by central countries, permanent and temporary command and control,intergovernmental institutions, and duplication of capabilities. ii) CSDP is a response to US pressure forcost sharing and its distance due an offshore balancing position. So, the capabilities and structure of theCSDP is designed in a close relation with NATO, with the aim of developing a longterm “good partner”policy and of bargaining with that position. Neoclassical realism is used as analytical model.