A Strategic Compass for the EU

Russia’s war on Ukraine has brought geopolitics, security and defence back to the fore of global conversations. And just like all actors around the world, the European Union is also reflecting on the future of its security and defence policy.

Launched in 2020, developing the Strategic Compass entails a complex strategic reflection, threat
analysis and strategic dialogue among Member States. It started with unprecedented exercise: a joint threat assessment by the 27 EU Member States.

A process aimed at bringing clarity, guidance and incentives to completing the common security and defence policy, the Strategic Compass is a first for the European Union. It aims to set a strategic vision of the entirety of European security and defence policy and the way it will look in the 2030. On the other side, it foresees very concrete actions, grouped in four groups: act, secure, invest and partner.

The Strategic Compass was approved by the European Council on 24-25 March 2022.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine: The EU’s financing of military assistance to Ukraine [Policy Podcast]: https://epthinktank.eu/2022/03/11/rus...

Where will the EU's Strategic Compass point?: https://epthinktank.eu/2021/10/07/whe...

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CONTENT:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:22 Strategic Compass
00:01:16 Act
00:02:19 Secure
00:03:05 Invest
00:03:30 Partner

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