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Abstract: The EU’s objective, as clearly set out in the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, is to be a global actor in a global world. How the EU actually pursues this objective is the focus of this paper. Being a global actor and having strategic autonomy is of paramount importance for the EU at a time when Ukraine is fighting for its territory occupied by Russia. A comparative analysis of EU activism was carried out between two time periods: from 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, up to the military attack on Ukraine and after the military attack on Ukraine up to June 2023. The methodological approach used was that refined by Bretherton and Vogler; they tested the actorness of the EU using three criteria: presence, opportunity and capability. These were further tested and scored in the same way as Batzella – with a high, medium and low level of actorness scores for each criterion. The actorness of the EU in the field of the CSDP was assessed using these research methods. The central theme was whether the EU should seek a peaceful solution for Ukraine and how this would affect its actorness.
Keywords: European Union, global actorness, strategic autonomy, common security and defence policy, strategic compass for security and defence, military capability, war in Ukraine, Russia
Published in ReVIS: 27.06.2025; Views: 52; Downloads: 2
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Abstract: By way of introduction to the special issue, the article’s objective is threefold. First, it conceptually re-examines the often assumed correlation between the rule of law and economy. Secondly, it situates this conceptual relationship in the present crisis-ridden context of the European Union as synthesized in the contributions to the special issue. By so doing, it demonstrates that due to the EU’s pluralist nature, the economic and rule of law crises have had very different faces and consequences in different member states. Despite that the article in conclusion nevertheless tries to identify the shared patterns of the crisis and, in the inevitable absence of a single way of improving the situation, proposes at least a common one.
Keywords: rule of law, economy, European Union, pluralism, liberalism
Published in ReVIS: 18.06.2025; Views: 65; Downloads: 1
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Abstract: The European Council adopted a strategic agenda for the period 2019-2024 focused on protecting citizens and freedoms while promoting European interests and values on the global stage. In this regard, the concept of human dignity is crucial given that the first article of the Charter of Fundamental Fights of the EU states »Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected«. This chapter presents traditional and contemporary paradigms of human dignity relying on its cultural and historical aspects and highlights its relevance in the context of the EU today.
Keywords: human dignity, European Union, human rights, democracy, pluralism, human being, Charter of Fundamental Rights, Lisbon Treaty
Published in ReVIS: 11.02.2025; Views: 455; Downloads: 3
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Abstract: In this doctoral dissertation thesis, we discussed the problem of the Kosovo’s security and the role of the Kosovo Police (KP) since the war of 1998-1999, a time when policing in Kosovo has seen a complete transformation. This dissertation makes a thorough inquiry and draws a roadmap of the KP professional progress and development. We analysed the training and education system and discipline reforms of the KP since its creation on 1999 and its capacities to act in accordance with European police standard ethics. Having in mind the relatively short time since formatted, the research critically examines professional KP gaps in its way of fostering identity and culture of its own. The dissertation explores the existing literature on the subject and aims to expand the research on the field of the Kosovo’s security and its capacity to grant its stable security and export it outside Kosovo, not only to the South East-Europe region. In addition, we evaluated relationships between international and local security actors in Kosovo, revealing the fact that the rivalry, confusion and competition were present for a long time and somehow are still common. Through extensive analysis of laws, reports and official documents, this work attempts to answer the question of how this unusual composition of security forces managed cooperation. Kosovo’s North neighbor - Serbia - with unsparing support of its main allies - Russia and China - has managed to prevent the membership of the Kosovo security institutions on most international security mechanisms, the fundamental one being the membership in the Interpol. This thesis provides recommendations, especially in the fields of training and discipline aspects, intending to reduce the negative effects of relatively short KP experience, while a comprehensive research aspect finds that the possibilities for international co-operation and membership offered to the KP are limited, consequently challenging its effectiveness and professional development in line with European standards.
Keywords: security, Republic of Kosovo, Kosovo Police, police education, police ethics, law enforcement, security co-operation, European Union
Published in ReVIS: 21.10.2024; Views: 746; Downloads: 38
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Keywords: rain management, ecological projects, European Union
Published in ReVIS: 23.07.2021; Views: 1751; Downloads: 145
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