The Elusive Quest for European Security

The Elusive Quest for European Security
Author: Simon Duke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2000
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9780333777985

Annotation. The Elusive Quest for European Security provides a detailed overview of the various attempts to incorporate a security and defence role in the European integration process. Consideration is given to why these aspects of the integration process have proven so elusive and what progress has been made towards this goal. The assessment includes topics such as the enlargement of NATO, the EU's Amsterdam Treaty, and the role of the revived Western European Union, as well as the role of the main actors which includes Britain's bid for European leadership in defence, and the changing attitudes of administrations in Washington DC.

The Elusive Quest

The Elusive Quest
Author: Melvyn P. Leffler
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469610159

Leffler argues that American officials did not disregard European developments after World War I but, rather, they sought to settle the war debt and reparations controversies, to stabilize European currencies, and to revive European markets. Leffler bridges the gap between revisionist and traditionalist studies by integrating the diverse aspects of foreign policy and elucidates many new aspects of the foreign policymaking process in the postwar period. Originally published in 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy

The Nordic Countries and the European Security and Defence Policy
Author: Alyson J. K. Bailes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780199290840

In 1999 the EU decided to develop its own military capacities for crisis management. This book brings together a group of experts to examine the consequences of this decision on Nordic policy establishments, as well as to shed new light on the defence and security issues that matter for Europe as a whole.

European Security Culture

European Security Culture
Author: Dr Monica Gariup
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 140949893X

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level. She employs tools from political theory, linguistic analysis and international relations theory to examine the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). Innovative in scope, the volume analyzes whether elaborating a structurationist solution and proposing a discursive syntax of security makes it possible to identify and compare different types of security actors. Providing a comprehensive and objective analysis on the links and implications between the discourse and actual policy of the ESDP, this is essential reading for scholars and researchers in European politics, international relations, security and cultural studies.

European Security in NATO's Shadow

European Security in NATO's Shadow
Author: Stephanie C. Hofmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1139620258

NATO has been a successful forum for managing European security policy. Yet European governments have repeatedly tried to build a new security institution in NATO's shadow. In this innovative book, Stephanie C. Hofmann asks why governments attempted to create an additional institution despite no obvious functional necessity and why some attempts failed while others succeeded. European Security in NATO's Shadow considers security cooperation through the lens of party ideologies to shed new light on these questions. She observes that political parties are motivated to propose new institutions by their multidimensional ideologies. Moreover, the success of efforts to create such institutions depends on the degree of ideological congruence among parties in power. In particular, the relationship between the values of multilateralism, sovereignty and Europe informed the impetus and success rate of the attempts made during negotiations for the Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice treaties to create a European security institution.

The Western European Union

The Western European Union
Author: Sally Rohan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2014-07-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135767645

This book examines the role of the historical development of the Western European Union in regards to the evolving pan-European security environment.

International Relations and the European Union

International Relations and the European Union
Author: Sophie Vanhoonacker-Kormoss
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2023-01-09
Genre:
ISBN: 0192897349

International Relations and the European Union takes a unique approach by incorporating the study of the EU's world role into the wider field of international relations. As the most comprehensive introduction to the EU's international relations written by leading experts in the field, it is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the EU's role in the contemporary world. Beginning with an examination of theoretical frameworks and approaches, the book goes on to address the institutions and processes that surround the EU's international relations. Key policy areas, such as security and trade, are outlined in detail, alongside the EU's relations with specific countries and regions. Updates for the fourth edition include new chapters on the EU's relationship with Africa and Asia, coverage of the implementation of the EU's foreign policy, and exploration of how the EU's international relations relate historically to the European integration process, and the contemporary issue of migration.

The Future of Europe

The Future of Europe
Author: Frances K. Scott
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2001
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 1428990380

In support of the Academy Assembly, the Directorate of Libraries, Dean of the Faculty, produces a special bibliography of Air Force Academy library materials relevant to the current year's theme. The theme for the 2001/2002 academic year is: The Future of Europe: Integration or Fragmentation. This year's bibliography, number 98 in the library's Special Bibliography Series, was prepared by Frances K. Scott, Social Sciences Bibliographer and Reference Librarian, who has prepared the annual Academy Assembly bibliography tor the past ten years.

The A to Z of the European Union

The A to Z of the European Union
Author: Joaquín Roy
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810870320

Over half a century old and continuing to grow in strength and authority, the European Union consists of 25 member states_with more on the waiting list_and a population of 450 million people. Its influence in foreign and domestic affairs and human rights and law reaches far beyond its earlier fields of trade and politics. From the initial ideas about integration leading to the Treaty of Paris and the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community to the current reflection on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, The A to Z of the European Union encompasses the most basic elements of the EU and the components that have emerged as a result of them. Through the use of maps, photographs, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on topics such as leaders, personalities, institutions, enlargements, member states, internal policies, external relations, basic theories, treaties, and law, this dictionary tells a clear and complete story about the European Union that will assist those with greater interest in understanding it.

EU-NATO Relations

EU-NATO Relations
Author: Simon J. Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429845782

For almost fifteen years, both the EU and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have claimed to partake in a relationship that is purported to be a ‘Strategic Partnership’, albeit one that is troubled by lasting political blockages. The constraints that affect the formal relationship between the two organizations are well-covered terrain in the academic literature – including by most of the contributors to this volume; however, the popular argument that the EU and NATO simply do not cooperate in any substantive way warrants deeper investigation, both theoretically and thematically. Thus, EU-NATO relations might not at first seem like an under-researched area, but much of the existing literature on the issue re-engages oversimplified and formulaic statements about the nature, quality, and practice of interactions between the EU and NATO. This volume aims to develop the EU-NATO research agenda by pursuing three key objectives: (1) reduce the lacuna of theoretically informed analyses of the relationship, (2) add empirically and analytically rigorous case studies to the relevant body of literature, and (3) point to possible developments and solutions in the 'Strategic Partnership'. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue in European Security.