Ambitions and Capabilities of the EU: An Analysis of the Military Peace Support Operations

Abstract

The presented article aims to analyse and compare military peace support
operations conducted by the EU (PSO EU). These operations are treated as
the benchmark test of the implementation capability of the European
Security and Defence Policy project, a project which is limited by the
member states' capacities and their political will. Also the relationship
between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union
must be analysed and the unsettled state of the European allies'
capabilities, as well as the crucial role of NATO to ensure a common defence
must be further looked into. Nevertheless, one should still keep in mind
that no effective military action could be taken without disposable well-equipped, tailored and trained operational capabilities. Concerning the
European Union and its member states, this finding has still not been
sufficiently put into practise.