QMV in CFSP: Impending necessity or resurfacing utopia?

A discussion on potential broadening of the qualified majority voting (QMV) system to more of the remaining policy areas in the Council of the EU in which it is not yet used, namely the EU ́s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), has recently gained momentum. This publication aims to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of introduction of the QMV in CFSP of the EU with a focus on the potential impact on smaller member states. For the purpose of this publication, the author led a series of in-person or online interviews with experts from a variety of institutions in order to broaden her research on the topic and provide valuable, qualitative insight to the paper.