ISN on Installing a Permanent European Security Council After Reform Treaty
When its Reform Treaty is finally ratified, the EU should consider installing a permanent European Security Council, suggests James Roger, Director of Operations for the Henry Jackson Society in Cambridge. Writing for ISN Security Watch, Roger suggests that a council comprised of civil as well as military experts should update the European Security Strategy annually or bi-annually, act as a centralized agency for EU members to exchange intelligence, and engage with other countries that share similar security interests. This engagement could take place through invitations to officials from nations such as the US, non-EU members in Europe, or strategic partners like Turkey and Israel as advisors to the council. Apart from giving the EU an institutionalized process of composing and revising its security doctrine, Jackson points out that the new Security Council would also reposition and strengthen Europe’s role as a major global power.
