Abstract
NATO is the bulwark of Portuguese national defense. The European Union defense vertebrated through the Common Security and Defense Policy is perceived exclusively within the context of a wider transatlantic defense. Pleas for a European strategic autonomy which would be inconsistent with transatlantic commitments are thus to be rejected, as they could ultimately create an existential dilemma that would force a fateful sovereign choice between the Atlantic and the European ethos of the Portuguese State.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU – Perspectives from Member States |
Subtitle of host publication | Perspectives from Member States |
Editors | Rainer Hoffmann, Stefan Kadelbach |
Publisher | Nomos Verlag |
Pages | 99-100 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2024 |