EU-Australia security cooperation: strengthening crisis management engagement

Abstract

Australia and the European Union (EU) have been strengthening their security interaction over the past decade. The Framework Participation Agreement (2015) reflects this. Australia and the EU both share common interests and values in contributing to global peace and stability and in working with “like-minded” partners to tackle threats to international peace and security. This article argues that although there has been an increasing convergence on shared threat perceptions and priorities, several factors will influence the deepening of EU-Australia security cooperation. These include whether the EU and Australia regard each other as strategic or even priority partners, and whether their geo..