European Security Strategy

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The European Security Strategy is a strategic document adopted by the European Union in 2003 that outlines the EU’s key security threats, objectives, and approaches to crisis management and global stability.

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European Security Strategy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union policy document
security strategy
strategic document
addresses global security threats
adoptedBy European Council
European Union
adoptionDate 2003-12-12
adoptionPlace Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
aimsAt a better world
a secure Europe
bindingStatus non-legally binding
callsFor partnerships with key actors
strengthening international law
strengthening the United Nations
use of civilian and military instruments
defines strategic objectives of the European Union
draftedBy High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
emphasizes conflict prevention
cooperative security
crisis management
effective multilateralism
preventive engagement
geopoliticalContext post-9/11 security environment
identifiesThreat organized crime
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
regional conflicts
state failure
terrorism
influences European Union foreign policy
European Union security and defence policy
language English
legalNature political declaration
officialName A Secure Europe in a Better World
partOf European Union strategic framework
policyArea Common Foreign and Security Policy
European Security and Defence Policy
proposedBy Javier Solana
providesFrameworkFor EU conflict prevention activities
EU crisis management operations
EU peacekeeping missions
publisher Council of the European Union
relatedTo Common Security and Defence Policy
European Union Global Strategy
scope external security of the European Union
shortName ESS
status superseded in practice by the EU Global Strategy
supersededBy European Union Global Strategy
supersededByDate 2016
timePeriod post-Cold War era

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Helsinki Headline Goal 2010 relatedTo European Security Strategy
European Union Global Strategy replaces European Security Strategy