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Esprit De Corps: Has the EEAS Missed Something?

The European External Action Service has often been criticized for its inability to implement a genuine espirit de corps. To improve institutional morale, the EEAS must resolve the issues that have thus far prevented it from inventing its own brand of diplomacy.

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By Pierre Vimont
Published on Feb 1, 2021

European Foreign Affairs Review

About the Author

Pierre Vimont

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Vimont is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on the European Neighborhood Policy, transatlantic relations, and French foreign policy.

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