sub-Saharan Africa ↔ European strategic autonomy

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European strategic autonomy is linked to sub-Saharan Africa as policymakers from the Netherlands [1], Romania [2], and Lithuania [3] advocate for extending EU strategic initiatives and crisis management efforts into this region.

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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu European Council on Foreign Relations 3 facts

claimDutch officials believe European strategic autonomy initiatives should focus on Europe's neighbourhood and potentially sub-Saharan Africa, while reserving territorial defence as a task for NATO.

perspectiveLithuanian policymakers believe that European strategic autonomy efforts should extend to regions neighboring Europe and sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on post-conflict stabilization, crisis management, and first-entry missions.

perspectiveFrom the Romanian perspective, the European Union should pursue European Strategic Autonomy in its southern and eastern neighborhoods and sub-Saharan Africa, provided the EU has the capacity to do so.