The European Gendarmerie Force: a solution in search of problems?
| Autor: | Michael S. Smith, Giovanni Arcudi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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defence & security studies Member states 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Crisis management 16. Peace & justice 050601 international relations Critical examination 0506 political science General purpose Law Political science Political Science and International Relations media_common.cataloged_instance European union hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Peacekeeping Law and economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Security |
| ISSN: | 1746-1545 0966-2839 |
| Popis: | By creating the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF), some European Union (EU) member states have devised a 'structured solution' to provide international civilian police capabilities. In this article, we undertake a critical examination of the EGF by first arguing that the EGF has been widely misrepresented, notably with regard to its general purpose and specific relationship to the EU. Next, we examine a range of security problems used to justify the EGF, arguing that its potential role in handling certain tasks has not been very carefully considered. Finally, we suggest that a major rationale behind the EGF was the shared desire among its members to draw attention to a policing model that is not universally appreciated, and to promote this model by offering its 'third-type' capabilities while keeping the EGF outside of EU institutional constraints. In the conclusion, we identify some crucial questions related to the EGF–EU relations, notably in terms of non-optimisation of EU resources and possible incoherence in EU/Common Security and Defence Policy efforts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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