Could planetary security be a possible "grand mission" for EU foreign, security and defence policy? (PDF)

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2020 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 2,0, Hertie School of Governance, course: European Union Governance, language: English, abstract: The author tries to paint a picture how planetary security could be a possible 'grand mission' for the EU and through this, laying a basis for the future of EU foreign, security and defence policy. Next to that within this policy brief, the author looks at how this challenge is likely to change the institutions and policies of the Union and what the EU could look like in 2025 as well as what it should look like.

The European Union faces major challenges regarding its foreign, security and defence policy. In 2020, it is one of the main topics how the EU is going to face China, Russia, and the USA on a geopolitical parquet. The new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, wants to lead a geopolitical commission as she called it herself, and has already called on Europe "to learn the language of power". According to the German Federal Foreign Office, Germany wants the European Commission to work on "uniting Europe on the inside and strengthening it on the out-side". Therefore, Germany is helping to find solutions to conflicts and crises and campaigns for a multilateral order based on rules.