Akgül Açikmeşe, S.Akgül Açıkmeşe, SinemDizdaroğlu, C.2023-10-192023-10-1920141304-73101304-7310https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.553377https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/4807NATO's supremacy in the security and defence structures of the Euro-Atlantic region during the Cold War era has prevented the development of a self-sustained European security mechanism. With the end of the Cold War, specifically with the St. Malo Summit in 1998 which was a breakthrough in the advancement of the Common Security and Defence Policy, the NATO-EU relationship became pronounced. Since then, opportunities for and difficulties of collaboration have both defined this inter-institutional relationship between NATO and the EU. Despite a series of arrangements for strengthening the institutional framework of NATO- EU relations as well as the Berlin-plus agreements, the argument of an effective cooperation between two organizations would be misguided. Particularly, discrimination against the non-EU NATO allies as well as the existence of challenges such as decoupling and duplication are hampering progress in NATO-EU relations. This article aims at shedding a light on the limited cooperation between these two organizations by focusing on the current challenges.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBerlin-plusCSDPCyprusNATO-EU RelationsArticle131163401010.33458/uidergisi.5533772-s2.0-84904043030Q4Q21