«Strategic Sovereignty» and «Strategic Autonomy» in the EU’s Official Discourse: a Morphological Analysis of Ideology

The article focuses on the two concepts that have become increasingly common in the official discourse of the EU in recent years – “strategic sovereignty” and “strategic autonomy”. Top public officials, politicians and bodies of the European Union and of member states refer to each of these terms, d...

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Published in:	Современная Европа
Main Author:	Gleb V. Kotsur
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Europe 2023-06-01
Subjects:	strategic sovereignty strategic autonomy ideology european union
Online Access:	http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2023/3-2023/Kotsur-3-23.pdf

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