| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this research is to understand how EU member countries understand Strategic autonomy and defence and security policy. To implement the research objectives, qualitative content analysis will be used and strategic documents of selected states will be examined, politicians' speeches in the public space will be analyzed. Semi-structured interviews with state decision-makers and experts are also conducted - this will allow us to answer questions that could not be answered in strategic documents, public statements and as a way to confirm or supplement the assumptions made. 2016 was singled out for analysis in the media. beginning - 2022 end period. It should be noted that interviews are to be conducted after 2022, February 24, which will allow a better reflection of the member states' approach to strategic autonomy in the context of the war in Ukraine. The paper will analyze seven EU member states: France, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Hungary and Italy. The countries have been singled out based on the research and insights already carried out by experts and scientists about the variables that have the greatest influence on the attitude towards strategic autonomy. In this case, the model developed by N. Koenig was used, which indicates that the different strategic cultures of the member states lead to different methods of international cooperation, perception of threats and attitudes towards the use of force. It is these three variables that have the greatest influence on the different approaches of the member states to strategic autonomy, and therefore they were the criteria used to classify the states. |
