The Europeanization of foreign policy in the face of the Russian disinformation war

dc.contributor"European Union (EU)" and "Horizon 2020"
dc.contributor.authorVilson, Maili
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04T09:05:26Z
dc.date.available2017-10-04T09:05:26Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSince 2014 a key development emerging from the crisis in Ukraine has been the extensive use of various disinformation and propaganda techniques used by Russia against not only Ukraine, but also against the European Union (EU) member states and the West in general. While such campaigns were gradually acknowledged in Berlin, Brussels, and Washington, the reactions of the EU and NATO came with a long delay. This article focuses on the institutional and political (re)actions of the EU to the Russian disinformation campaign against the European Union member states and Eastern neigh-borhood countries after the beginning of the Ukraine crisis in 2014. The key developments are the launch of a special Eastern StratCom Task Force within the EEAS as a completely new institutional formation, the adoption of the Action Plan for Strategic Communication, and the increased financial support for the European Endowment for Democracy. Tracing the EU collective response indicates that there was a decision of the member states to favor an EU-level solution over a solely national one in the foreign policy arena. This article argues that these developments are indicative of the Europeanization of the foreign policies of the member states, which is in itself a remarkable development given the altered European security environment.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/58027
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherKaitseväe Ühendatud Õppeasutusedet
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691818///UPTAKEet
dc.relation.ispartofSõjateadlane (Estonian Journal of Military Studies), 2 (6), 114−140.
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesset
dc.subjectEuropean Unionen
dc.subjectRussiaen
dc.subjectdisinformationen
dc.subjectforeign policyen
dc.subjectEuropeanizationen
dc.subjectEuroopa Liitet
dc.subjectVenemaaet
dc.subjectdesinformatsioonet
dc.subjectvälispoliitikaet
dc.subjecteuroopastumineet
dc.titleThe Europeanization of foreign policy in the face of the Russian disinformation waren
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleet

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