A crise financeira e a soft defence

Resumo

Pretende-se no presente artigo analisar as virtualidades do conceito de soft defence e, muito em particular, da acção subversiva, chamandose, todavia, a atenção para a indispensabilidade de, concomitantemente, semanter a hard defence.

Procura-se, ainda, sublinhar a importância de uma adequada articulaçãoentre soft defence e hard defence, no actual quadro de crise económica efinanceira internacional, apontando-se, simultaneamente, para o reforço davertente federalista do processo integracionista europeu.

The purpose of the present article is to analyse the concept of soft defence as well as the significance of active subversion, considering, at the same time, the necessity of the existence of hard defence.

The author tries to support the idea of the real necessity of putting together soft and hard defence in the present situation, considering also the importance ofan evolution towards federalism in Europe.

Palavras-Chave / Keywords

Soft defence, Hard defence, Crise financeira, Europa.

Soft defence, Hard defence, Financial crisis, Europe.