Debatten om sikkerhed og forsvar indgår i en bredere sammenhæng sammen med de igangværende drøftelser i andre fora (især udarbejdelse af'en europæisk sikkerheds- og forsvarsidentitet i NATO) og de ændringer, visse medlemsstater overvejer at foretage i organiseringen af deres forsvar.
The security and defence debate is to be seen in the broader context of discussions under way in other fora (in particular the shaping of a European secu­rity and defence identity within NATO) and of the changes planned by some Member States to the way in which they organize their defence.