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The question of whether the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy should focus on territorial defence and the protection of Europe or be used primarily for external crisis management also requires fundamental clarification (Photo: Public Affairs Office)

Will Portugal fix EU's defence and security policy?

by Tobias Pietz, Berlin,

Santa Maria da Feira is a county seat in northern Portugal with a listed historic centre and an impressive 16th century fort.

But for the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), however, 'Feira' is much more.

In June 2000, the European Council m...

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Tobias Pietz is deputy head of analysis at the Berlin-based Center for International Peace Operations.

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The question of whether the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy should focus on territorial defence and the protection of Europe or be used primarily for external crisis management also requires fundamental clarification (Photo: Public Affairs Office)

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Tobias Pietz is deputy head of analysis at the Berlin-based Center for International Peace Operations.

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