Unraveling The European Security And Defense Policy Conundrum

Author : Joachim Krause,Andreas Wenger,Lisa Watanabe
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112397679

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Unraveling the European Security and Defense Policy Conundrum by Joachim Krause,Andreas Wenger,Lisa Watanabe Pdf

The transformation of the St. Malo declaration into a European process represents a milestone in the history of European integration, for the first time bringing defense within the scope of European policy coordination. There remains a number of open and interconnected questions related to the European Security and Defense Policy's political structure, force capabilities, and mission that together threaten to cast a shadow over the EU's capacity to create a credible military force with which to reinforce its capacity and autonomy in the area of crisis management. This volume attempts to chart the progress, the problems, and the future prospects of this ambitious and highly contentious venture.

Author : L. Watanabe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230277021

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Securing Europe by L. Watanabe Pdf

Securing Europe takes a novel approach to Europeanization among EU member states by employing a sociological institutionalist approach. Watanabe argues that Europeanization as a process of change takes place not as a result of rationally calculating states, but as a result of the reworking of perceptual and normative frameworks.

Author : Jo Inge Bekkevold,Ian Bowers,Michael Raska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317565338

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Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century by Jo Inge Bekkevold,Ian Bowers,Michael Raska Pdf

This edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reform and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing. A significant shift in policy, strategy and military affairs is underway in both Asia and Europe, with the former gaining increasing prominence in the domain of global security. At the same time, the world’s powers are now faced with an array of diverse challenges. The resurgence of great power politics in both Europe and Asia, along with the long term threats of terrorism, piracy and sustained geopolitical instability has placed great strain on militaries and security institutions operating with constrained budgets and wary public support. The volume covers a wide range of case studies, including the transformation of China’s military in the 21st century, the internal and external challenges facing India, Russia’s military modernization program and the USA’s reassessment of its strategic interests. In doing so, the book provides the reader with the opportunity to conceptualize how strategic thinking, military reform, operational adaptation and technological integration have interacted with the challenges outlined above. With contributions by leading scholars and practitioners from Europe and Asia, this book provides a valuable contribution to the understanding of strategic and operational thinking and adjustment across the world. This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies, defence studies, Asian politics, Russian politics, US foreign policy and IR in general.

Author : Bjørn Møller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317139362

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European Security by Bjørn Møller Pdf

Europe has undergone quite profound changes since the end of the Cold War. Having been a highly militarised, conflict-ridden and war-ridden region, the core of Europe today constitutes a security community where armed conflicts among the constituent states has become inconceivable. This comprehensive book offers a theoretically founded and thoroughly documented analysis of European security, with a special emphasis on the role played by the United Nations and the various regional and sub-regional organisations, especially the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and the European Union. When it comes to explaining peace in Europe opinions differ widely. Some argue that it was only because the West refused to give in to Soviet threats that the latter eventually gave up; or that the 'long peace' in Europe was due to the combination of a bipolar alliance structure, pitting the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) against the Warsaw Pact, with the presence of nuclear weapons on both sides. Others point instead to the extraordinarily dense network of international institutions and organisations in Europe, offering a wide panoply of fora in which to handle disputes peacefully; or to the web of interdependence in economic and other affairs, tying together all states in Europe in relations which militate strongly against war. Still others believe that the external peace between the states in Europe is simply a reflection of a convergence of cultures, democracies with marked economies that are open towards the world market. These questions are the focal point of this book, which concentrates on security, albeit not in the sense of being a treatise on military matters, but security obtainable by much more indirect and non-military means. It will be required reading for all students and scholars of European security and the organisations which underpin it.

Author : Dieter Mahncke
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9052012474

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European Foreign Policy by Dieter Mahncke Pdf

There is agreement in political and academic circles that the European Union needs a common foreign and security policy (CFSP). The question is how to move from recognised necessity to practical implementation: from rhetoric to reality. Many efforts have been made, and indeed the creation of a European foreign policy is 'work in progress'. Bringing together a multinational team of both young researchers and established academics, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of this process, uniquely combining the examination of the foundations, institutions, procedures and obstacles of EU-level foreign policy with an extensive range of case studies exploring European policy 'on the ground' in key areas such as the Balkans, Africa or the Middle East. Of use and interest to students of European politics and the general reader alike, it breaks through the Euro-jargon to provide a clear, accessible and up-to-date account of this unprecedented system of international relations, with a particular focus placed on the questions of why EU member states participate in the CFSP and what impact it enables them to have in geopolitics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 4947 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : I. Prezelj
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781607503002

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The Fight Against Terrorism and Crisis Management in the Western Balkans by I. Prezelj Pdf

Terrorism is not the only threat that causes the emergence of crises. The so-called ‘crisification’ of our security environment also seems to be rising due to many other factors. Such an environment is generating many crises related to politico-military conflicts, natural disasters, infectious diseases, information disruptions, ethnic or religious violence and others. Many of these crises are completely or nearly completely unexpected and have a strong effect on the security of individual people, states and the international community. ‘Crisis’ has become the key word instead of ‘war’. The awareness of this is partially driven by the growing role of electronic media, bringing negative news and reports to nearly all homes, and partially by objective technical factors that allow the fast escalation of local crises to the international level. Globalization therefore has a strong subjective and objective impact on the understanding of security.

Author : Theodor Winkler,Theodor H. Winkler,Anja H. Ebnöther,Ernst M. Felberbauer
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 3039104853

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6th International Security Forum by Theodor Winkler,Theodor H. Winkler,Anja H. Ebnöther,Ernst M. Felberbauer Pdf

This volume summarises the academic work accomplished at the 6th International Security Forum (ISF), convened by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces from 4 to 6 October 2004 at the Montreux Convention Centre, Switzerland. It presents a thematic overview of 150 presentations given at the 6th ISF, either as full-length keynote speeches in the two plenary sessions or in the form of summaries of all speeches given in the six topic sessions and the 24 workshops. The topics discussed respond to the complex new challenges of the post Cold War world with an integrated, multilateral and interdisciplinary approach. The experts contributing to the success of the ISF covered, among other issues, the need for UN Reform, EU and NATO enlargement, Human Security and International Humanitarian Law, the global War on Terror, the role of Private Military Companies, Combating Violence against Women and Children and Security Sector Governance.

Author : Jussi Hanhimäki,Georges-Henri Soutou,Basil Germond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136936074

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The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Security by Jussi Hanhimäki,Georges-Henri Soutou,Basil Germond Pdf

This new Handbook provides readers with the tools to understand the evolution of transatlantic security from the Cold War era to the early 21st century. After World War II, the US retained a strong presence as the dominant member of NATO throughout the Cold War. Former enemies, such as Germany, became close allies, while even countries that often criticized the United States made no serious attempt to break with Washington. This pattern of security co-operation continued after the end of the Cold War, with NATO expansion eastwards extending US influence. Despite the Iraq war prompting a seemingly irreparable transatlantic confrontation, the last years of the Bush administration witnessed a warming of US-European relations, expected to continue with the Obama administration. The contributors address the following key questions arising from the history of transatlantic security relations: What lies behind the growing and continuing European dependency on security policy on the United States and what are the political consequences of this? Is this dependency likely to continue or will an independent European Common Foreign and Security Policy eventually emerge? What has been the impact of 'out-of-area' issues on transatlantic security cooperation? The essays in this Handbook cover a broad range of historical and contemporary themes, including the founding of NATO; the impact of the Korean War; the role of nuclear (non-)proliferation; perspectives of individual countries (especially France and Germany); the impact of culture, identity and representation in shaping post-Cold War transatlantic relations; institutional issues, particularly EU-NATO relations; the Middle East; and the legacy of the Cold War, notably tensions with Russia. This Handbook will be of much interest to students of transatlantic security, NATO, Cold War Studies, foreign policy and IR in general.

Author : Michael C. Davis,Wolfgang Dietrich,Bettina Scholdan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315498157

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International Intervention in the Post-Cold War World by Michael C. Davis,Wolfgang Dietrich,Bettina Scholdan Pdf

International intervention on humanitarian grounds has been a contentious issue for decades. First, it pits the principle of state sovereignty against claims of universal human rights. Second, the motivations of intervening states may be open to question when avowals of moral action are arguably the fig leaf covering an assertion of power for political advantage. These questions have been salient in the context of the Balkan and African wars and U.S. policy in the Middle East. This volume undertakes a serious, systematic, and broadly international review of the issues.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : World politics
ISBN : IND:30000093088338

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Studia diplomatica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kurt R. Spillmann,Andreas Wenger,Michel Hess
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015063290509

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Setting the 21st Century Security Agenda by Kurt R. Spillmann,Andreas Wenger,Michel Hess Pdf

This work summarizes the presentations, workshops, and plenary sessions of the October 2002 International Security Forum, the first held after the September 11th attacks. Bringing together contributions from government officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and academics, the conference focused on the topics of information an

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Learning and scholarship
ISBN : UOM:39015062060606

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Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen wissenschaftlicher Literatur by Anonim Pdf

Author : Asle Toje
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134060580

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America, the EU and Strategic Culture by Asle Toje Pdf

This book provides a provocative analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. Analysing EU foreign policy, it concludes that the lessons learnt in interacting with America have been crucial in shaping the emerging EU strategic culture.The book challenges established orthodoxy regarding the sui generis nat

Author : A. Toje
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230281813

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The European Union as a Small Power by A. Toje Pdf

The post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the lack of a workable decision-making mechanism the EU is destined to play the limited but distinct role of a small power in global politics.