CIAO DATE: 07/2011
June 2011
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
The purpose of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty was to enhance the unity of the member states' foreign policies and the coherence of the external action of the European Union (EU). As manifested recently by the lack of unity and delayed action in the wake of the Arab revolutions, the EU still has considerable work to do before it can claim to have become a global heavyweight in foreign and security policy.
Resource link: The CSDP after Lisbon: Lost Opportunities or Changed Interests? [PDF] - 539K