CHOVANČÍK, Martin. Dis-intergation amidst increased EU defence cooperation: EU arms export controls harmonization. In EISA 14th Annual Conference 2021. 2021.
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Original name Dis-intergation amidst increased EU defence cooperation: EU arms export controls harmonization
Authors CHOVANČÍK, Martin.
Edition EISA 14th Annual Conference 2021, 2021.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 50601 Political science
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords in English arms trade; defence cooperation; EU defence;
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Martin Chovančík, Ph.D., učo 102878. Changed: 20/1/2022 18:36.
Abstract
Since 2016, the Europeanization of defence cooperation within the EU has produced unprecedented results in the materialisation of new programmes, initiatives, funding, and institutional competences centralized in Brussels. The area of arms exports controls has so far remained immune to harmonization. In fact, we argue that within the same period, and despite the increased public attention to the topic (due to Saudi Arabia and exports to Syria), EU arms export controls have started to dis-integrate. We provide evidence based on export licencing, execution, reporting, collaborative controls, strategies of key arms producers, and defence industrial policies in the context of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and ATT. A relative gains theoretical explanation is investigated as the best explanation for this counter-trend challenging neo-functionalist and institutionalist approaches to further Europeanization in defence cooperation.
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