The Rise And Fall Of The European Defence Community

Author : Kevin Ruane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : America-History
ISBN : 1349422762

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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community by Kevin Ruane Pdf

Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

Author : K. Ruane
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230599086

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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community by K. Ruane Pdf

Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

Author : Edward Fursdon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1980-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349045433

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The European Defence Community: A History by Edward Fursdon Pdf

Author : K. Ruane
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0333913191

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The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community by K. Ruane Pdf

Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

Author : Alan S. Milward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136335327

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The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy by Alan S. Milward Pdf

This text analyzes British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration, leading to the establishment of ECSC and the EEC in the 1950s. It deals with the later change of tack (1961), covers the organization in Whitehall for the negotiations with the Communities, and the major problem areas - the Commonwealth, British agriculture, financial implications of British membership, sovereignty, and the future of EFTA.

Author : Edward Fursdon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1349045454

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European Defence Community by Edward Fursdon Pdf

Author : Alan S. Milward
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714651117

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The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy, 1945-1963 by Alan S. Milward Pdf

This text analyses British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration. The volume ends with General de Gaulle's veto of 1963.

Author : Valérie Aubourg,Gérard Bossuat,Giles Scott-Smith
Publisher : Soleb
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9782952372671

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European Community, Atlantic Community? by Valérie Aubourg,Gérard Bossuat,Giles Scott-Smith Pdf

Author : Melissa Yeager,Charles Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786739636

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Pacts and Alliances in History by Melissa Yeager,Charles Carter Pdf

Agreements between nations constitute the fundamental framework for the ordering of international affairs; and their successes and failures have led to some of the great turning points in modern history. The result of a unique collaboration by historians and political scientists, this book delineates, defines and assesses the idea of pacts and alliances as a key model of political organisation. Anchored by leading academics in the field, it presents numerous case studies covering a broad chronological sweep. Through theoretical and empirical methodology, the contributors address pacts and alliances from the fifteenth century onwards including, among others, the Korean-American and Moscow-Cairo alliances, the Sevres Pact, Turkey's accession to NATO and US alliances around the world. Through a close reading of these historical diplomatic relationships, fundamental yet relatively unaddressed research questions are developed and explored. First, what are the common denominators shared by successful alliances? Second, why do pacts and alliances disintegrate? Third, is the eventual demise of pacts and alliances inevitable? Finally, what are the implications of these issues on pact and alliance making today? This is the first volume to address this wide range of issues, and to bring together researchers and theorists from the historical and political disciplines to provide original and groundbreaking theories of diplomacy. Together, these case studies explore why alliances succeed, why they fail and why it matters. Pacts and Alliances in History is therefore not only important reading for the next generation of policymakers, but will also help frame scholars' enquiries as they try to understand key events in international relations and history.

Author : Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107071261

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Continental Drift by Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon Pdf

A fascinating new account of Britain's uneasy relationship with the European continent since the end of the Second World War, set against the backdrop of decolonization, the Cold War and the Anglo-American relationship. Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon charts Britain's evolution from an island of imperial Europeans to one of post-imperial Eurosceptics.

Author : Anthony Pagden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190277048

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The Pursuit of Europe by Anthony Pagden Pdf

The story of the evolution of the 'European project', from the end of the Napoleonic Wars through to Brexit, this is also the story of how, and why, it become possible to imagine that the diverse peoples of Europe might be united in a single political community.

Author : Michael J Turner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441179807

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Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century by Michael J Turner Pdf

This is a detailed, single volume analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs. This book suggests that Britain's leaders did a better job than some historians think. Michael Turner, in order to understand why they took the options they did, investigates their motives and aims within the international environment within which they operated.

Author : Hugo Meijer,Marco Wyss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192507754

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The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces by Hugo Meijer,Marco Wyss Pdf

The armed forces of Europe have undergone a dramatic transformation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces provides the first comprehensive analysis of national security and defence policies, strategies, doctrines, capabilities, and military operations, as well as the alliances and partnerships of European armed forces in response to the security challenges Europe has faced since the end of the cold war. A truly cross-European comparison of the evolution of national defence policies and armed forces remains a notable blind spot in the existing literature. The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces aims to fill this gap with fifty-one contributions on European defence and international security from around the world. The six parts focus on: country-based assessments of the evolution of the national defence policies of Europe's major, medium, and lesser powers since the end of the cold war; the alliances and security partnerships developed by European states to cooperate in the provision of national security; the security challenges faced by European states and their armed forces, ranging from interstate through intra-state and transnational; the national security strategies and doctrines developed in response to these challenges; the military capabilities, and the underlying defence and technological industrial base, brought to bear to support national strategies and doctrines; and, finally, the national or multilateral military operations by European armed forces. The contributions to The Handbook collectively demonstrate the fruitfulness of giving analytical precedence back to the comparative study of national defence policies and armed forces across Europe.

Author : Sally Rohan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135767631

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The Western European Union by Sally Rohan Pdf

This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe’s search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day. Establishing the WEU as a support organization, designed to promote the two security "ideas" of collective defence and integration through the primary organizations of Alliance and Community, this book offers a window onto the challenges faced in the development and management of NATO and the evolving EC/EU over time. As the WEU’s historical journey unfolds, the frequently competing visions of the future organization of the European security space are exposed in the fluctuating nature of its own functional evolution and devolution. A hybrid organization driven by its dual support role, the constructively ambiguous and conveniently autonomous WEU was to provide a mechanism through which divergent interests could converge and inherent tensions be relieved, preventing NATO and EC/EU stagnation. This book offers fresh insight into the means by which the gradual transformation of the institutional framework of European security was enabled, and stakes the WEU’s claim as a fundamental and life-long contributor to the stability of the European security system.

Author : James Ellison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230509801

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Threatening Europe by James Ellison Pdf

This book is the first to concentrate on the British attempt to place the EEC within a larger Free Trade Area. It is also the first to use recently released records to examine the Foreign Office's Grand Design for political co-operation in Europe. Its main focus is Anglo-European diplomacy, yet it deals with wider international relations and the Cold War. The book therefore extends the debate by presenting a full historical analysis of Britain's response to the creation of the European Community.