EIRP Proceedings, Vol 14, No 1 (2019)

Abstract

In the midst of complex global challenges, a firm approach is needed, in a context where European security is being violated, with terrorism and violence affecting North Africa and the Middle East, as well as Europe. In these difficult times, the European Union’s overall foreign and security policy strategy[1] has helped to implement priority directions at Community level, the latter continuing to be a trusted global power and a strong security provider. The new security challenges, generated by the overlapping of phenomena such as globalization, fragmentation of some states, are added to classic forms of regional risks and vulnerabilities (emergence and development, respectively radicalization of movements that promote a nationalist ideology with extremist values). Thus, gaps between the levels of security assurance and the degree of stability of the states in the vicinity of Romania, the negative sub regional developments in the field of democratization, respect for human rights and economic development have highlighted a state of affairs that favored the translation into public space of some events whose materialization has led to the emergence of crisis situations, culminating in the escalation of dissatisfaction and the production of street confrontations, violent events in Bucharest on 10.08.2018, having destabilizing effects over a large area, in reference to the security of our country. In the light of the above, it should be noted that this new global strategy for the European Union’s foreign and security policy has triggered a fruitful discussion in the field of security and defense, leading to a comprehensive approach to security policies involving Member States and EU institutions.

[1] Global Strategy of the European Union - Foreword by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini.