Insufficient cooperation among member states is part of the EU's external action problem. Deepened mutual knowledge is thus crucial for a European global strategy, argues Agnes Nicolescu.The European security and defence identity must be built on a combination of international regulation of violence, and renewed European military industry, argues Irnerio Seminatore. The EU has lost its capacity to "think big” and adopt a strategic vision to face some of the most pressing foreign policy challenges such as the Arab uprisings, argues Pol Morillas. There is no internal ranking of the EU's external goals in the Lisbon Treaty. With limited resources and no clear strategy, the EU faces challenges and trade-offs, argues Michal Kaplan.

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  • Deliver a final report by May 2013

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