When Alain Peyrefitte, a French diplomat, asked General de Gaulle in 1962 “What is the purpose of Europe?“, the latter replied “not to be dominated by the Americans or the Russians“[1]. Since then, the idea of an independent Europe has taken many shapes and forms. However, the European Union seems today to be on the edge of a turning point: reaching European strategic autonomy seems more needed and more achievable than ever.
The concept of EU strategic autonomy has been at the heart of minds, conversations, debates, controversies, policies and projects for over a decade. However, it seems that some clarification is still needed on what exactly is strategic autonomy and how it would improve EU foreign policy, notably by allowing Europeans to be in charge of their destiny in an increasingly conflict-prone world.
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[1] https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/european-issues/0620-european-sovereignty-strategic-autonomy-europe-as-a-power-what-reality-for-the-european-union
