The cooperation between EU and NATO: The case of the EU’s military operation Althea in Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Júlia Močaryová
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Hypothesis
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•“European Union, after consolidating its position as a normative power in Europe and expanding to
the Central Europe, now took a chance in Bosnia and Herzegovina to prove their military
independence from US-led NATO with the brand new, although still not polished Common Security
Defence Policy.“

History in short
•“Powder keg“ of the 90’s
•Dayton accords 1995
•NATO involvement alongside the UN
•Path to operation ALTHEA
•→ Berlin Plus
•→ Common Security Defense Policy
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Clash of the Unions
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•NATO (US) involvement
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•EU involvement
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EU and NATO cooperation
•Complications due to outdated agreement
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•EU takes the wheel
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•The limitations of the CSDP (social vs military)
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So what is it, then?
•EU is not trying to prove anything (or is it?)
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•CSDP big step and complicated still
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•Bosnia as a possible member
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What do you think?
•Was EU trying to demonstrate that it can tie its own shoes with operation ALTHEA?
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•Does it hinder the cooperation between the two?
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•Is EU (and will it ever will be) capable of military independence?
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•Can we call the operation a success if it still continues to this day?