Parent term:
Response for own security
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Domain: World
Definition
The build-up of troops on our eastern borders, war and terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, and increasing militarisation around the world are vivid illustrations of an increasingly tense global context.
The need to reflect on how to deter, respond and protect against threats, ranging from large-scale cyber-attacks to more traditional forms of aggression, has never been so critical.
NATO will continue to provide hard security for most EU countries but Europe cannot be naïve and has to take care of its own security.
Being a “soft power” is no longer powerful enough when force can prevail over rules.
The need to reflect on how to deter, respond and protect against threats, ranging from large-scale cyber-attacks to more traditional forms of aggression, has never been so critical.
NATO will continue to provide hard security for most EU countries but Europe cannot be naïve and has to take care of its own security.
Being a “soft power” is no longer powerful enough when force can prevail over rules.
Additional information:
View of the Nicollo Machiavelli, The Prince,
CHAPTER XIII - Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One's Own
I conclude, therefore, that no principality is secure without having its own forces; on the contrary, it is entirely dependent on good fortune, not having the valour which in adversity would defend it.
And it has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain or unstable as fame or power not founded on its own strength.
CHAPTER XIII - Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One's Own
I conclude, therefore, that no principality is secure without having its own forces; on the contrary, it is entirely dependent on good fortune, not having the valour which in adversity would defend it.
And it has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain or unstable as fame or power not founded on its own strength.