ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hanna Ojanen

Dr. Hanna Ojanen is an expert on European security and defence policy. She works as Research Director at Tampere University and in the H2020 project ENGAGE (Envisioning a New Governance Architecture for a Global Europe).

POSTS BY Hanna Ojanen

03 March 2022

Time for Military Integration in the EU?

For decades, the EU’s security and defence policy was largely looked at as a theoretical piece in the overall puzzle of the Union’s external role. During the past week, however, the unthinkable happened, and European defence policy has taken a significant leap forward. This brings to fore questions about the legal nature of the security and mutual assistance provisions in the EU Treaties, including the relationship between aligned and non-aligned States in EU defence policy. Continue reading >>