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Is the European Union a global power? The Lisbon Treaty and the foreign and defense policy

This article analyses the amendments introduced by the Lisbon Treaty concerning foreign and defense policy, in the framework of a strategy to make Europe a global power. It starts by contextualizing this policy in the acting of the European Union, and then it reviews the main changes provided by the Treaty of Lisbon.

European Union; foreign and defense policy; Lisbon Treaty


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