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European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI)
NATO established the European Security and Defense Identity
(ESDI) at the 1994 Summit in Brussels. Since then, there has
been considerable debate on both sides of the Atlantic on
the implications of developing ESDI and how to structure it.
On one hand, there is a desire to encourage a greater defense
effort from European NATO members, a new version of the traditional
burden sharing arguments. On the other, the US does not wish
to see Europe operating independently. NATO hopes to clarify
this dilemma by outlining its position on ESDI and how it
plans to contribute to it.
This page includes updates on ESDI as well as a link to the
chapter on ESDI in BASIC's Risk Reduction Strategy for
NATO.
Updates
Document
on European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI): chapter
from A Risk Reduction Strategy for NATO: Preparing for
the Next 50 Years, BASIC Research Report 99.1, January
1999
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