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Slovenia actively shapes the discourse on European strategic autonomy by viewing it as a tool for regional security and defense burden-sharing [1], [2], and [3]. Furthermore, Slovenia evaluates the practical progress of these initiatives and identifies specific opportunities for its domestic industry within the framework [4], [5].
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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu 6 facts
perspectiveSlovenia believes European strategic autonomy (ESA) initiatives should be limited to the European Union's neighborhood, specifically the western Balkans, followed by eastern Europe and the Middle East.
perspectiveSlovakia, along with Bulgaria, France, Italy, and Slovenia, considers United States concerns regarding European strategic autonomy (ESA) initiatives to be strange, arguing that these initiatives address Washington's demands for Europe to contribute more to the defense burden.
perspectiveSlovenia desires European strategic autonomy (ESA) efforts to focus on research and development, viewing this as an opportunity for Slovenian companies.
perspectiveSlovenia views European strategic autonomy (ESA) as a useful framework for post-conflict stabilization and crisis management, and advocates for developing European military capabilities in areas such as airlift.
perspectiveSlovenia regards NATO as a collective defense system protecting the European Union from external threats, and believes European strategic autonomy (ESA) initiatives can enable Europe to play a stronger role within the alliance and become a security actor in its neighborhood.
claimMost EU countries view European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) efforts as having mixed results, with Slovenia and Malta seeing little progress, and Croatia believing the EU is further away from achieving ESA than it previously was.