دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی بالا بردن همکاری امنیتی بین اتحادیه اروپا و استرالیا از طریق مدیریت بحران - تیلور و فرانسیس 2018

ABSTRACT

Since January 2003, the European Union (EU) has launched over 30 civilian and military crisis management missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy. These missions have involved the participation of both EU member states and third states. In order to help facilitate the participation of third states in these missions, the EU established the Framework Partnership Agreements on crisis management, setting out the legal framework for third-state participation. In April 2015, Australia became the seventeenth country to sign such an agreement with the EU. This agreement reflects both the common interest and values shared by Australia and the EU and the extent to which EU–Australia relations have evolved and deepened over the years. In addition, the increased engagement and socialisation of Australian military and civilian personnel with individual EU member states through their participation in such operations as the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan, led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Combined Maritime Force have further facilitated opportunities for security cooperation at the EU level. Shared concerns and interests on counterterrorism, counter-piracy, instability and capacity-building have also opened up opportunities for increased cooperation between the EU and Australia. This article assesses the significance of the Framework Partnership Agreements on crisis management for EU–Australia relations within the area of security cooperation, and examines future prospects for cooperation.

Conclusion

This article has argued that the FPA marks a further manifestation of how the EU–Australia relationship has both broadened to encompass more than just economics and deepened through the formalisation of bilateral engagement through numerous agreements. Since the mid to late 1990s, the EU and Australia have deepened their engagement to incorporate a multitude of areas, of which security has become a policy area where we have seen an increased awareness of shared interest in facilitating international peace and security. The FPA allows this awareness to have a practical application. The challenge for both Australia and the EU is to ensure that the FPA does not remain a paper commitment with little substance. At a time when the EU is faced with serious internal crises (the eurozone debt crisis, Brexit, the refugee crisis and internal disunity), and the EU and Australia are each trying to adapt to the shifting global dynamics, it could be tempting for Australia and the EU to shelve the FPA as not being of strategic importance. However, the agreement provides an important mechanism through which the EU and Australian can work together, along with other partners, to tackle growing regional and global instability and conflict. The fact that CSDP missions and operations can range in scope from peacekeeping to monitoring and mentoring operations provides significant scope for the EU and Australia to work together, especially within the Asia-Pacific. With the support of Asian interlocutors such as ASEAN, there is scope for the EU to launch capacity-building missions which Australia can actively contribute to.