Author (Person) | Parkes, Roderick |
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Publisher | European Union Institute for Security Studies (EU ISS) |
Series Title | EUISS Brief |
Series Details | No.16, May 2016 |
Publication Date | 04/05/2016 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
As an international actor, the EU can expect to win enemies as well as admirers. Two recent terrorist attacks in close succession – the first targeting an EU military mission in Bamako, the second in the ‘EU quarter’ in Brussels – seemingly confirm this. They also lend weight to the argument that if member states want the EU to be a robust international actor, they must give it the counter-terrorist powers to protect itself. But is the EU facing a classic terrorist logic of action-and-reprisal and, if not, what exactly is the EU’s risk profile? |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://publications.europa.eu/s/c6tw |
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Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
Countries / Regions | Europe |