Dr. Michael Berndt 19/05/2003

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1 Dr. Michael Berndt 19/05/ :790:542 Topics in recent International Relations: Foreign policy and security issues in the European Union May 27 to July Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. (Homepage of the Course: Table of contents 1 Educational objectives of the course/ Or what should you know when the course is finished 2 Three possibilities to teach the course 2.1 About Version 1 [Standard (lecture + exams)] About the Exams (Credit relevant) Timetable (Version 1) 2.2 About Version 2 [Interactive Standard (lecture + presentation of papers)] Timetable About the presentation of papers (Credit relevant) Timetable (Version 2) 2.3 About Version 3: [Interactive (lecture + map manoeuvre)] Timetable (Version 3) About the "map manoeuvre" (Credit relevant) 3 References 3.1 Documents (chronological)

2 2 1 Educational objectives of the course/ Or what should you know when the course is finished Who are the actors in EU's foreign and security policy (and why are these actors important)? Which are important dates in the development of EU's foreign and security policy (and why are these dates important)? What are the perceived security challenges of these actors (and why perceive these actors security in the way they do)? Which meaning has the military dimension in the policies of the actors (and why does the military dimension has this meaning)? What is, could and/or should be the role of political science in the discussion on EU's foreign and security policy (and why has, could and/or should have political science this role)? What is the meaning of EU's foreign and security policy in international relations (and why does it have this meaning)? What do you think about EU's foreign and security policy (and why do you think it)?

3 3 2 Three possibilities to teach the course: Version 1: Standard (lecture + exams) Version 2: Interactive Standard (lecture + presentations of papers) Version 3: Interactive (lecture + map manoeuvre) 2.1 About Version 1 [Standard (lecture + exams)] About the Exams (Credit relevant) Each participant has to write a little paper answering the questions of the exam. Then the participants exchange the papers one below the other and make (critical) comments on the received paper. Then we exchanged the papers again and the reveiver has to present the received paper. Then we discuss the papers Timetable (Version 1) No. Day Date Contents Introduction 1 Tuesday Part I.1: Who we are and what we want. (Performance of the lecture and the participants) Part I.2: Explanation of Timetable, Educational objectives and possible versions of the Course Part I.3: Discussion of the versions and selection of one version Part II.1: What do you know about the foreign and security policy of the EU? Collection on the blackboard Part II.2: EU Foreign, security and defence policy: the same? (Literature: Preamble and Title V of the EU-Treaty ( )) Basics 2 Thursday International relations and foreign policy: one reality - different approaches (Literature: Cox 1986; White 2001: Security: between reality and perception (Literature: Ullman 1983; Wæver 1997)

4 4 3 Tuesday Part III: Peace: between (national) security and (international) justice (Literature: Berkowitz/ Bock 1968; Galtung 1969) Part IV: Military means: between problem solving and critique (Literature: Huntington 1968; Krippendorff 1982: ) History of Western European foreign and security policy co-operation 4 Thursday From the Brussels Treaty (via NATO, the failure of the EDC, WEU) to the Rome Treaties From the Rome Treaties to Copenhagen (the beginning of the EPC) Part III: From Copenhagen (via the reactivation of the WEU) to Maastricht (CFSP) (Literature: Duke 2000: 42-81) 5 Tuesday Part IV: From Maastricht to St.Malo (ESDP) and further on Part V: From St.Malo to... (Literature: Gordon 2000; Larsen 2002) 6 Thursday Midterm Exam + Discussion - What did I learn about the foreign and security policy of the EU until now? - What's the problem with the foreign and security policy of the EU? Current Developments The EU as a foreign, security and military policy actor 7 Tuesday Current institutional framework of the EU (Literature: White 2001: and ) The EU as part of a "new European Security Architecture" (Literature: Schmidt 2000) 8 Thursday New threats old policies? European Security in the 21st Century and the EU as a security actor (Literature: Honig 2000; CFSP Priorities of the 25 EU Current and Future Member States ( )) 9 Tuesday Current Event: European Council, June 20th 2003 in Thessaloniki (Literature: Presidency Conclusions)

5 5 10 Thursday One actor many voices (selected countries and the CFSP of the EU) Britain (Literature: Clarke 1998) France (Literature: Boyer 2001) Part III: common grounds and differences (Literature: Howorth 2000) 11 Tuesday Part IV: Germany (Literature: Seidelmann 1998) Part V: Security and the transatlantic relations: common values and different interests? (Literature: Statement by Beth Jones ( ); Article by Javier Solana ( ); Remarks by George Robertson ( )) Conclusion 12 Thursday Final Exam + Discussion on the educational objectives - What did I learn more about the foreign and security policy of the EU? - How do I judge the foreign and security policy of the EU? - What did I learn about Critique + Realpolitik?

6 6 2.2 About Version 2 [Interactive Standard (lecture + presentation of papers)] Timetable About the presentation of papers (Credit relevant) Credit relevant: Every participant has to present two little papers (The first, has to be a presentation of one text from the literature, and the second, has to include a discussion of - not less the two different - approaches/positions) Timetable (Version 2) No. Day Date Contents Introduction 1 Tuesday Part I.1: Who we are and what we want. (Performance of the lecture and the participants) Part I.2: Explanation of Timetable, Educational objectives and possible versions of the Course Part I.3: Discussion of the versions and selection of one version Part II.1: What do you know about the foreign and security policy of the EU? Collection on the blackboard Part II.2: EU Foreign, security and defence policy: the same? (Literature: Preamble and Title V of the EU-Treaty ( )) Basics 2 Thursday Lecture/ Paper presentations + Discussion International relations and foreign policy: one reality - different approaches (Literature: Cox 1986; White 2001: Security: between reality and perception (Literature: Ullman 1983; Wæver 1997) 3 Tuesday Lecture/ Paper presentations + Discussion Part III: Peace: between (national) security and (international) justice (Literature: Berkowitz/ Bock 1968; Galtung 1969) Part IV: Military means: between problem solving and critique (Literature: Huntington 1968; Krippendorff 1982: )

7 History of Western European foreign and security policy co-operation 4 Thursday Lecture/ Paper presentations + Discussion From the Brussels Treaty (via NATO, the failure of the EDC, WEU) to the Rome Treaties From the Rome Treaties to Copenhagen (the beginning of the EPC) Part III: From Copenhagen (via the reactivation of the WEU) to Maastricht (CFSP) (Literature: Duke 2000: 42-81) 5 Tuesday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion Part IV: From Maastricht to St.Malo (ESDP) and further on Part V: From St.Malo to... (Literature: Gordon 2000; Larsen 2002) Current Developments The EU as a foreign, security and military policy actor 6 Thursday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion Current institutional framework of the EU (Literature: White 2001: and relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) Midterm Discussion on the educational objectives 7 Tuesday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion The EU as part of a "new European Security Architecture" (Literature: Schmidt relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) 8 Thursday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion New threats old policies? European Security in the 21st Century and the EU as a security actor (Literature: Honig 2000; CFSP Priorities of the 25 EU Current and Future Member States ( )) 9 Tuesday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion Current Event: European Council, June 20th 2003 in Thessaloniki (Literature: Presidency Conclusions) 7

8 8 10 Thursday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion One actor many voices (selected countries and the CFSP of the EU) Britain (Literature: Clarke relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) France (Literature: Boyer relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) Part III: Common grounds and differences (Literature: Howorth 2000) 11 Tuesday Lecture/Paper presentations + Discussion Part IV: Germany (Literature: Seidelmann relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) Part V: Security and the transatlantic relations: common values and different interests? (Literature: Statement by Beth Jones ( ); Article by Javier Solana ( ); Remarks by George Robertson ( ) + relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003) Conclusion 12 Thursday Final Discussion on the Educational objectives

9 2.3 About Version 3: [Interactive (lecture + map manoeuvre)] Timetable (Version 3) No. Day Date Contents 9 Introduction 1 Tuesday Part I.1: Who we are and what we want. (Performance of the lecture and the participants) Part I.2: Explanation of Timetable, Educational objectives and possible versions of the Course Part I.3: Discussion of the versions and selection of one version Part II.1: What do you know about the foreign and security policy of the EU? Collection on the blackboard Part II.2: EU Foreign, security and defence policy: the same? (Literature: Preamble and Title V of the EU-Treaty ( )) Basics 2 Thursday Lecture + Discussion International relations and foreign policy: one reality - different approaches (Literature: Cox 1986; White 2001: Security: between reality and perception (Literature: Ullman 1983; Wæver 1997) 3 Tuesday Lecture + Discussion Part III: Peace: between (national) security and (international) justice (Literature: Berkowitz/ Bock 1968; Galtung 1969) Part IV: Military means: between problem solving and critique (Literature: Huntington 1968; Krippendorff 1982: ) History of Western European foreign and security policy co-operation

10 10 4 Thursday Lecture + Discussion From the Brussels Treaty (via NATO, the failure of the EDC, WEU) to the Rome Treaties From the Rome Treaties to Copenhagen (the beginning of the EPC) Part III: From Copenhagen (via the reactivation of the WEU) to Maastricht (CFSP) (Literature: Duke 2000: 42-81) 5 Tuesday Lecture + Discussion Part IV: From Maastricht to St.Malo (ESDP) and further on Part V: From St.Malo to... (Literature: Gordon 2000; Larsen 2002) Annex: Midterm Discussion on the educational objectives Current Developments The EU as a foreign, security and military policy actor 6 Thursday Lecture + Discussion Current institutional framework of the EU (Literature: White 2001: and ) The EU as part of a "new European Security Architecture" (Literature: Schmidt 2000) 7 Tuesday Lecture + Discussion New threats old policies? European Security in the 21st Century and the EU as a security actor (Literature: Honig 2000; CFSP Priorities of the 25 EU Current and Future Member States ( )) "map manoeuvre" 8 Thursday Session 1: Presentation of the starting points 9 Tuesday Session 2: Negotiations CFSP and ESDP after Thessaloniki (Current Event: European Council, June 20th 2003 in Thessaloniki (Literature: Presidency Conclusions)): (Foreign minister meeting, with the commission and the High Representative + partially press conferences) 10 Thursday Session 3: Negotiations (Continuation)

11 11 11 Tuesday Session 4: Evaluation Evaluation of the "map manoeuvre" - fiction and/or reality Discussion of the final papers/editorials of the map manoeuvre Conclusion 12 Thursday Final Discussion on the educational objectives of the course: What I know about the foreign and security policy of the EU now? About the "map manoeuvre" (Credit relevant) Credit relevant: Knowledge of the literature + Participation in the discussions + Participation and paper presentations in the map manoeuvre Functions/Actors in the map manoeuvre: Number of participants France (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) 2 Germany (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) 2 Greece/ Presidency of the EU (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) 2 United Kingdom (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) 2 Commission, DG External Relations 2 High representative for CFSP 2 Press: critical 1 Press: liberal 1 Press: conservative 1 Tasks: France (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) Germany (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) United Kingdom (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) Session 1 Session 2+3 Session 4 Negotiations: What to do with CFSP and ESDP after Thessaloniki + partially press conferences "Reach Your Objectives!" Presentation of a written paper "national objectives with a view of CFSP and ESDP after Thessaloniki" Answering questions on this at a press conference Presentation of a short paper on: How did I reached/ failed my goal? (with a short selfcriticism reflecting the "Basics")

12 Presentation of a written paper "Priorities by the Greek Presidency 'CFSP and Greece/ Presidency of the European Council (Foreign Minister/ Delegation) ESDP Thessaloniki'" Commission, DG External Relations High representative for CFSP Press: critical Press: liberal Press: conservative after and answering questions on this at a press conference Write a (secret) paper (not for the press): "Europe in the world: Steps to more cohesion and integration" Ask questions and write an editorial on the presentations of -one, some or all - national/eu presentations for the next session 12 Chair of the negotiations "Reach Your Objectives!" Negotiations: What to with CFSP and ESDP after Thessaloniki + partially conferences "Reach Your Objectives!" press Presentation of the editorial Presentation of a short paper on: How did I reached/ failed my goal? (with a short selfcriticism reflecting the "Basics") Presentation of a short paper on: Did I reached/failed cohesion? (with a short self-criticism reflecting the "Basics") Presentation of the editorial (with a short self-criticism reflecting the "Basics") Special Literature for the map manoeuvre actors: Britain: Clarke 1998* France: Boyer 2001* Germany: Seidelmann 1998* Presidency (present Greece): Lecture by G.A. Papandreou ( ); Priorities of the Greek Presidency ( ); Operational Programme by the Greek and Italian Presidencies ( )* High representative for CFSP: Article/Speech by Javier Solana ( , , )* Commission, DG External Relations: Speeches by Chris Patten ( , , )* Press: Deepening the discussions (and some Literature) from the "Basics"* *+ relevant documents in: Rutten 2001, 2002; Haine 2003

13 3 References 13 Berkowitz, Morton/ Bock, P.G. 1968: National Security, in: Sills, David (Hrsg.); International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol.12; New York; pp Boyer, Yves 2001: France and the European Security and Defence Policy. A leadership role among equals, in: Vierteljahresschrift für Sicherheit und Frieden (S+F) (19:2); pp Clarke, Michael 1998: British Security Policy, in: Eliassen, Kjell A. (ed.); Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union; London/ Thousand Oaks/ New Delhi; pp (+ relevant documents in: Cox, Robert W. 1986: Social forces, states and world orders. Beyond international relations theory, in: Keohane, Robert O. (ed.); Neorealism and its Critics; New York; pp Duke, Simon 2000: The elusive quest for European Security. From EDC to CFSP ; Basingstoke Galtung, Johan 1969: Violence, peace and peace research, in: Journal of Peace Research (6:2); pp Gordon, Philip H. 2000: Their own army? Making European defense work, in: Foreign Affairs (79:4); pp Haine, Jean-Yves 2003 (ed.); From Laeken to Copenhagen. European defence: core documents. Volume III (Institute for Security Studies (European Union); Chaillot Papers: 57); Paris (February) Honig, Jan Willem 2000: New Conflicts: Risks and Challenges, in: Gärtner, Heinz/ Hyde-Price, Adrian/ Reiter, Erich (eds.); Europe's new security challenges; Boulder; pp Howorth, Jolyon 2000: Britain, France and the European Defence Initiative, in: Survival (42:2); pp Huntington, Samuel P : Military Policy, in: Sills, David (Hrsg.); International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol.10; New York; pp Krippendorff, Ekkehart 1982: International relations as a social science; Brighton Larsen, Henrik 2002: The EU: A global military actor?, in: Cooperation and conflict (37:3); pp Rutten, Maartje 2001 (ed.); From St-Malo to Nice. European defence: core documents (Institute for Security Studies (Western European Union); Chaillot Papers: 47); Paris (May) Rutten, Maartje 2002 (ed.); From Nice to Laeken. European defence: core documents, Vol. II (Institute for Security Studies (European Union); Chaillot Papers: 51); Paris (April) Schmidt, Peter 2000 : The Compatibility of security Organizations and policies in Europe, in: Gärtner, Heinz/ Hyde-Price, Adrian/ Reiter, Erich (eds.); Europe's new security challenges; Boulder; pp Seidelmann, Reimund 1998: The security policy of the United Germany, in: Eliassen, Kjell A. (ed.); Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union; London/ Thousand Oaks/ New Delhi; pp Ullman, Richard H. 1983: Redefining Security, in: International Security (8:1); pp Wæver, Ole 1997: Securitization and desecuritization, in: Wæver, Ole; Concepts of security; Copenhagen; pp White, Brian 2001: Understanding European Foreign Policy; Basingstoke 3.1 Documents (chronological) EU-Treaty, Consolidated Version: 24 December 2002 (Source:

14 Rapid Reaction Force: Remarks by The Rt Hon Chris Patten, CH, in the European Parliament (Source: Debate on conflict prevention/crisis management. Speech by The Rt Hon Chris Patten, CH, European Parliament Plenary, Strasbourg, 14 March SPEECH/01/123 (Source: A broad consensus against terrorism. Article by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. Financial Times, 13/09/2001 (Source: Statement on the European Parliament Report on Progress Achieved in the Implementation of Common Foreign and Security Policy by The Rt Hon Chris Patten, CH. Plenary Session European Parliament - Strasbourg, 25 September SPEECH/02/430 (Source: Global challenges for the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy. Lecture by Javier Solana, Secretary General/ High Representative for the EU CFSP, at the inauguration of the diplomatic academy of the ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Warsaw, 16 October 2002 (Source: Our Europe - Sharing the Future in a Community of Values. The Priorities of the Greek Presidency 2003 (Source: Operational Programme of the Council for Submitted by the Greek and Italian Presidencies. Brussels, 20 December 2002 (Source: Transcript of remarks by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, during a Panel discussion "The Role of the EU's Foreign and Security Policy in Conflict prevention and crisis management" at the 39th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Wehrkunde Munich, 8th February 2003 (Source: Toward A New Transatlantic Consensus. Speech by NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson at the Munich Conference on Security Policy. Munich, 8 Feb (Source: Robertson, George: Building a Transatlantic Consensus. Remarks by NATO Secretary General at the European Institute Washington, D.C.. February 20, 2003 (Source: Jones, Beth 2003: U.S. Priorities in Europe. Statement by the Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Europe. Washington, DC. March 13, 2003 (Source: Informal General Affairs and External Relations Council (Gymnich), 2-3/5/03: CFSP Priorities of the 25 EU Current and Future Member States (Source: G.A. Papandreou: "The Future of Europe after Iraq", lecture delivered at St. Anthony's College, University of Oxford, 6/5/03 (Source:

15 European Council, June 20th 2003 in Thessaloniki: Presidency Conclusions (download via " after the Council) The Documents (at the moment without the Presidency Conclusions ) are also downloadable from the courses homepage as a Zip-file (