GSFP under förändring? En kvalitativ textanalys av dokument från Europeiska unionen

Abstract

The European External Action Service presented a new foreign policy called The Global Strategy 2016. The policy changed the strategy of the EU in relation to foreign policy and it’s neighbourhood countries. This bachelor thesis evaluate if the Common Security and Defence Policy is corresponding with the change of The Global Strategy according to international relations theories. The analysis is based of policy documents from the European External Action Service examining how the policy has changed between 2009 and 2016/17 with a textual analytical approach. The conclusion of this thesis is best described as the international relationship theories are combined in the development of the foreign policy in the European Union. The common security and defence policy is both going in a liberal and a realistic way and the policy documents provide us with interesting information related to the future of EU foreign policy development. The global strategy is in some way a board of realistic and liberal policy, it shows in more cooperation with NATO for military purposes, at the same time as the EU is working to bring peace and democracy with CSDP missions around the world.