No Virtute like Necessity? Cooperation between the Poles of National Sovereignity and European Army - Some Thoughts for a Systemic Approach

• Author: Pasquale Preziosa
• Position: Gen. S.A., Chief of Staff Italian Air Force
• Pages: 191-196

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No Virtute like Necessity? Cooperation between the

Poles of National Sovereignty and European Army

Some Thoughts for a Systemic Approach

Pasquale Preziosa*

I’m here today to share a few ideas mirroring the necessity to address a

comprehensive set of priorities enabling collection of the so called “dividends

of cooperation”.

What capabilities are realistically to be pursued in a cooperative modality and

how, is based on a number of parameters eventually leading to reciprocal trust,

assured access to the cooperation products and availability of the commonly

shared capabilities.

e elements of discussion I’ll oer to the oor are based on my direct

observation of stakeholders’ behaviours, conceptions and expectations, whose

relevance seems often to be underestimated.

It is not a secret that organisms, men, groups, organizations, States actors,

cooperate to gain reciprocal benets and advantages.

We could venture a strong simplication saying that, in the Western world,

the political positive drivers of defence cooperation are conceptually related

and focused to foster peace and stability.

e same domains where the positive cooperation drivers manifest eects

* Gen. S.A., Chief of Sta Italian Air Force

Speech read at “e Future of European Defence Summit”, Berlin, 25-26 April 2013.

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