Explaining the Quest for European Strategic Autonomy: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis
Journal: Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University)
Year: 2021

This thesis will be studying the EUs Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the notion of strategic autonomy, asking why at this particular time does the EU strive for strategic autonomy. This research puzzle together with the research question What factors are behind the EUs sudden strive for strategic autonomy and how can it best be theoretically explained? provides the focus of this thesis. We will be using a qualitative content analysis as a method to bring clarity to the puzzle and a