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Cultures of Defence and the Defence of Cultures

Autores

  • Damien Helly European Union Institute for Security Studies

Resumo

This article explores the cultural dimensions of European security policies. It looks at three main questions. The first relates to the impact of various European cultures on the emergence or not of a European culture of defence. The second, explores how cultural change in the European defence sector can impact EU’s external action as a whole. Third, the article outlines actions and policy measures that would contribute both to the faster development of European cultures of defence while contributing to the defence of cultures worldwide. Investments will be required in at least two areas for defence sectors: life-long practice-oriented interdisciplinary intercultural learning for security and defence staff, and enhanced creative and artistic partnerships with cultural professionals, in Europe and beyond. Strategic creativity has become as important as creative strategies.

Biografia Autor

Damien Helly, European Union Institute for Security Studies

Visiting professor, EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department (College of Europe, Bruges campus). He is an international cultural advisor and has managed policy research teams in various think tanks for over 20 years: ECDPM, Senior Research Fellow European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), International Crisis Group and Saferworld. He was one of the four independent experts coordinating the EU preparatory action on culture in external relations in 2012-2013 leading to the adoption of the 2016 EU strategic approach towards international cultural relations. Holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po, Paris.

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Publicado

2024-08-22

Edição

N.º 150 (2018): European Defence

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