nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/6b65a3ab42296a17 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250306s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/6b65a3ab42296a17 doi eng 342 23 Meijer, Karsten Author aut A European Army and Three Difficult Choices Meijer, Karsten Verfassungsblog 2025-03-06 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier J.D. Vance shocked Europe with his speech, signalling a diminishing sense of shared values between the U.S. and Europe. The last Friday’s press conference in Washington further confirmed that America’s commitment as the leader of the free world has disappeared. Consequently, for a "European army", the MSs will have to make three difficult decisions beyond the questions of legal feasibility under the Treaties. A complementary force involving willing MSs under intergovernmental decision-making appears the most realistic path for common territorial defence, while concerns regarding democratic decision-making remain. CC BY-SA 4.0 EU EU European Army (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Klein, Arjen Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-european-army-and-difficult-choices/ raw object