ABSTRACT
The European Union (EU) constitutional project of integration is an ambitious project of expansion through the promotion of human rights and the rule of law. The chapter claims that imperialistic features transpire from the EU's official discourse and that its role can be best defined as that of a 'transnational security entrepreneur'. This chapter employs Carl Schmitt's writings in the area of international law and shows that, if reinterpreted in a new light, they can prove useful for a broader understanding of what type of identity is projected internationally by the EU. Schmitt's notion of large space relies on a simplistic distinction between friend and enemy and, it focuses on land appropriation, rather than value appropriation. Schmitt is one of the first theorists of globalization and his post-World War analysis anticipates many contemporary themes. Schmitt's political existentialism thus identifies the decision as an event that transcends the norm, yet is the presupposition of every norm.
