The EU as a Strategic Actor in the Post-Cold War Order

The sixth lecture in the series “Security, Power & Law in the 21st Century” will be delivered by Dr. Robert Kissack (Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)). Under the title “The EU as a Strategic Actor in the Post-Cold War Order”, he will explore the development of the European Union as a geopolitical actor. The event will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Valentin Schatz.

Location: Lecture Hall 4

Time: 16:00–18:00

How has the geopolitical orientation of the European Union evolved over the past decades? What role did geopolitical thinking play within EU institutions even before the more recent “geopolitical turn”? And to what extent does this development challenge the EU’s traditional self-image as a peace project and an alternative to power politics? Dr. Kissack will address these and other questions in his lecture, examining the implications of the EU’s geopolitical orientation for European foreign, security and economic policy.

The lecture series “Security, Power & Law in the 21st Century” explores the interactions between security, power and international law. Academics and practitioners examine various topics and areas of international law. The English-language series is aimed at students and researchers at Leuphana University, as well as the interested public. It is jointly organised by the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Programme “International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development” and the Leuphana Center for Cooperative Security (LCCS).

No registration is required.