Abstract

BRANDAO, Ana Paula. The Lisbon Treaty and the Security Actorness of the EU. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2010, n.25, pp.49-63. ISSN 1645-9199.

Starting from a comprehensive approach to the eu security actorness this article analyzes the contribution of the Lisbon Treaty to security issues. The post-Cold War actorness has obeyed the Westphalian logic of separation between the internal and external dimensions of security. The current complexity of threats has favored the trend towards transpilarization, confirming the comprehensive and multidimensional nature of the actor. The reform treaty allows for this gradual construction of the actor, related to the consolidation of the European security agenda. However, the changes introduced highlight a constructive contradiction reflected on the dispositions that facilitate a comprehensive approach, and on the covert pilarization, combined with the absence of an explicit concern about the coherence of the security actor.

Keywords : European Union; Lisbon Treaty; common security and defense policy; security actorness.

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