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A SECURE EUROPE IN A BETTER WORLD - THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY Approved by the European Council held in Brussels on 12 December 2003 and drafted under the responsibilities of the EU High Representative Javier SOLANA
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/78367.pdf
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY - PROVIDING SECURITY IN A CHANGING WORLD Approved by the European Council held in Brussels on 11 and 12 December 2008 and drafted under the responsibilities of the EU High Representative Javier SOLANA
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/reports/104630.pdf
SHARED VISION, COMMON ACTION: A STRONGER EUROPE A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION’S FOREIGN AND SECURITY STRATEGY https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eugs_review_web_0.pdf
THE EUROPEAN UNION IN A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: A MORE CONNECTED, CONTESTED AND COMPLEX WORLD https://europa.eu/globalstrategy/en/strategic-review-european-union-changing-global-environment
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