The tragedy about the poisoning of the former Russian spy Skripal (and his daughter) in Salisbury has brought to light a number of phenomena related to the European Union’s CFSP: solidarity as well as rapidity. The decisions taken have triggered solidarity from other (third) countries and NATO within a couple of days. Have we then finally developed a real and effective CFSP? Or is it just an incident? Moreover, it looks as if Brexit has been forgotten at a crucial moment. On the other hand, the Salisbury event also shows that a ‘sovereign’ country cannot handle such issues alone. Food …read more
The relationship with Russia: troublesome but multi-faceted
