Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO): Expanding Defense Cooperation between European Union Countries

The main objective of the present study is to analyze European Union defense policy on example Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). It will be possible thanks a comprehensive analysis individual PESCO projects, participating countries, determinants and perspectives for development policy. hypothesis article that although strongest military relying PESCO, seek expand cooperation, this cooperation has no visible impact increasing their armed forces. contains information about genesis Security Defense Policy legal basis Cooperation, as well detailed list all projects with countries in them. An implementation indicates they are dependent external factors. This uses methods appropriate science international relations. Its research tools include an literature subject, documents, statistical data.