04 Table des matières Executive Summary 06 Introduction 08 I. Context of Luxembourg‘s defence policy 12 A. Defending Luxembourg – why does Luxembourg need defence? 12 B. Interests, objectives, and principles of the Luxembourg Defence 14 a) Essential security interests 14 b) Strategic objectives 14 c) Guiding principles 16 C. The Luxembourg Defence in a changing strategic environment a) b) 18 Evolution of the institutional framework 18 (1) Luxembourg in the European Union (EU) 19 (2) Luxembourg in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 20 Evolution of Luxembourg‘s defence policy 21