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Europe needs to revise its focus on partnerships in the wake of the political turmoil in Ukraine and the end of combat operations in Afghanistan. Doing so will require a root and branch review of existing approaches alongside internal European debates. In particular, Europe needs to prepare itself for an era in which its key partners will be non-European states. By renewing and strengthening ties with long-standing, enthusiastic, necessary and unavoidable partners, Europe can maintain peace and security within its theatre. However, Europe will be most successful in this regard if it devolves responsibility for key strategic partnerships to individual member states.
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Stafford, T. Time for member state–led strategic partnerships. European View 13, 269–276 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12290-014-0332-4
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