title: A European Security Council
abstract: A European Security Council (ESC) would -so the German government has suggested- make the European Union (EU) better prepared for making decisions about inter­national politics and thus better able to act. It believes that if the EU and its member states do not manage to take and implement coherent decisions more quickly, their ability to (further) enforce European rules and strengthen multilateral formats will be weakened. The EU-27's diplomatic, financial and military resources should there­fo
journal: Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)