ABSTRACT
The European Security and Defense Policy marks a movement away from the civilian nature of the European Union (EU) and its institutional connection with North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The majority of interpretations of national preferences in favor of or opposing European integration underscore ideology or geopolitical interest. The security priorities demand a reexamination not only of the connection between the military and economic aspects of security policy, but also of the connections between military and economic security institutions. The advance of science and technology had paradoxical consequences for the military during the 20th century. While it shaped America as the sole hyper–power in the world, it also intensified the social and political toll of deploying military force. One of the reasons for the significance of the security and defense policy of the EU has to do with globalization: in a globalized and anarchic world, it is not feasible to detach prosperity from security.
