NATO &amp; CSDP: Can the EU afford to go solo?
Journal: Cogent Social Sciences
Year: 2016

This article negotiates whether Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) can replace North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) military capabilities. It examines the following two cases: (1) Whether European integration can spell the end for NATO and (2) Whether NATO will continue to prevail over the EU’s CSDP. To get there the article goes through issues such as the transatlantic gaps and differences, EU’s efforts for more autonomy in military actions, and problems that arise within the EU a