THE EU STRATEGIC COMPASS: CHARTING THE COURSE FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENSE AUTONOMY
Journal: Toruńskie Studia Międzynarodowe
Year: 2025

The article focuses on the development and implications of the European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), with a specific emphasis on the EU Strategic Compass adopted in 2022. The Lisbon Treaty in 2009 initiated the formal framework for the CSDP, which was further advanced by the EU Global Strategy in 2016. This strategy emerged in response to various geopolitical challenges, including the Russo-Georgian war, the economic crisis of 2007-2009, the Arab Spring, and Russia’s annexa