The results of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in the second half of 2008 were rather untypical, in that it was France, the driving force behind ESDP, which held the presidency of the Union during this period. While confronting the Georgian crisis, the French EU presidency set out to tackle the issue of crisis management capabilities. In addition, the member states developed collaborative initiatives that could appreciably reinforce ESDP’s potential.
