Departing from existing role self-conceptions held by the EU, the chapter analyzes EU rhetoric and action in the context of European security in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The chapter probes explanations for and implications of EU role enactment and concludes based on the role-theoretical framework advanced in the book that the EU has come to play multiple and partly conflicting roles.
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