Hype or reality? [Elektronski virH] : An assessment of the first Von der Leyen commission’s defense initiatives=Hvalisanje ali realnost? : Ocena obrambnih pobud prve komisije Von der Leyen / Davide Fiammenghi, Andrea Locatelli Hype or reality In its first mandate, the Von der Leyen Commission launched a number of initiatives aimed at strengthening military cooperation between EU Member States. Some were spurred by external events, like the war in Ukraine; others were part of longer-term projects. These initiatives resulted in an articulated web of efforts which spanned institutional reform, weapons procurement, and doctrinal change. The aim of this paper is to appraise the potential and the limitations of these efforts, and to design policy prescriptions aimed at improving defense integration in the EU. The paper first provides a systematic review of the aforementioned initiatives; it continues by contextualizing these initiatives within the broader debate on EU strategic autonomy, and discusses the limits of European ambitions (political, economic and military). It concludes by presenting policy recommendations. Prispevek ocenjuje uspešnost prvega mandata Evropske komisije pod vodstvom Ursule von der Leyen glede pobud za krepitev vojaškega sodelovanja med državami članicami EU. Te so bile deloma odziv na zunanje dogodke, predvsem vojno v Ukrajini, deloma pa rezultat dolgoročnejših strateških prizadevanj. Pobude so oblikovale razvejano mrežo dejavnosti, od institucionalnih reform in skupnega naročanja oborožitve do sprememb vojaške doktrine. Članek ocenjuje njihov potencial in omejitve ter jih umešča v razpravo o strateški avtonomiji EU. Prav tako analizira politične, gospodarske in vojaške omejitve evropskih obrambnih ambicij ter daje priporočila za izboljšanje obrambne integracije EU. European Commission defense cooperation strategic autonomy Evropska komisija vojaško sodelovanje strateška avtonomija true false false Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-06-16 08:34:17 2026-06-16 08:34:17 2026-06-16 08:34:21 2025 str. 43-56 št. 4 27 2025 355.02(4-6EU+1-622NATO) 2463-9575 281759491 https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/cmc-2025-0030 https://dk.mors.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=1611 RAZ_Fiammenghi_Davide_i2025.pdf RAZ_Fiammenghi_Davide_i2025.pdf Publikacije MORS