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A new External Action Service needs a new European security strategy
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No strategy lasts forever. The time has come to review and to complete the European Security Strategy. The necessity is evident; so is the opportunity, with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. A new External Action Service needs a clear mandate: a new strategy.
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