CEPS-IISS European Security Forum Working Paper No. 5, 30 pages
The horror of the unprecedented terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York and against the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, changed the agenda of international security in many respects. It was therefore essential for the European Security Forum to address the consequences this change was having on European security in the first meeting after the events. At the time of this meeting, the military campaign against terrorism was still in its early stages in Afghanistan, with uncertainty over the duration and effectiveness of air attacks. The discussion focused on three main aspects: 1) implications for Europe’s alliance with the US, 2) strategies vis-à -vis Middle Eastern countries and 3) the importance of values for the long-term success of the war.
