Development of EU`s Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Strengthening of Security Strategy in the Treaty of Lisbon

Abstract

In the post-cold war era, with the creation of the European Union(EU) that included the Common Foreign and Security Policy(CFSP) as "second pillar", the European security order furnished the basis that led to the development its own foundation. Based on this, the EU started striving for independent military capability, while establishing cooperative relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), establishing a political role in addition to a military role.<BR> With these points in mind, this paper researches the development of the CFSP that the EU executed, and analyzes the external relations and defense capabilities that the EU seeks to strengthen through the Treaty of Lisbon which came into effect recently.<BR> For this purpose, this paper examines the background and refinement process of the EU"s developing the CFSP in the new European security environment, and discusses aspects of promoting cooperation with NATO and striving to establish European Security and Defense Policy(ESDP) and independent military capability.<BR> Also, because the EU switched from ESDP to Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) in the Treaty of Lisbon to strengthen the European security strategy and established the European External Action Service(EEAS), this paper treats the contents of the CSDP that the EU strengthened within the category of CFSP through the Treaty of Lisbon, and makes a close inquiry into the main role of the “High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affaires and Security Policy(HR/VP)” in describing the structure of EEAS.