The Routledge Handbook of European Security.

The Routledge Handbook of European Security.

This new Handbook brings together key experts on European security from the academic and policy worlds to examine the European Union (EU) as an international security actor. In the two decades since the end of the Cold War, the EU has gradually emerged as an autonomous actor in the field of security...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biscop, Sven
Other Authors: Whitman, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Subjects:
Security, International > European Union countries.
Security, International > Government policy > European Union countries.
National security > European Union countries.
Strategic culture > European Union countries.
Diplomatic relations
Military policy
National security
Security, International
Strategic culture
European Union countries > Foreign relations.
European Union countries > Military policy.
European Union countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of figures, maps and tables; Contributors; Introduction; PART I The EU as an international security actor; 1 European security institutions 1945-2010: the weaknesses and strengths of 'Brusselsization'; 2 Realism: a dissident voice in the study of the CSDP; 3 Liberal, constructivist and critical studies of European security; 4 The European Security Strategy: towards a grand strategy?; 5 European strategic culture: taking stock and looking ahead; PART II Institutions, instruments and means.
  • 6 Diplomacy and the CFSP: with new hands on the wheel, have we something that's real?7 Military CSDP: the quest for capability; 8 Civilian CSDP: a tool for state-building?; 9 Defence industry and technology: the base for a more capable Europe; 10 Security through democracy: between aspiration and pretence; 11 Security and development in EU external relations: converging, but in which direction?; PART III Policies; 12 The CSDP in the Western Balkans: from experimental pilot to security governance.
  • 13 The three paradigms of European security in Eastern Europe: co-operation, competition and conflict14 Europe, the Southern Neighbourhood and the Middle East: struggling for coherence; 15 The EU and Iran; 16 The EU and sub-Saharan Africa; 17 The EU and Asia: towards proactive engagement?; 18 A new geography of European power?; 19 The EU and counter-terrorism; 20 The EU and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; 21 Energy security: a missing link between EU energy and foreign policies; PART IV Partners.
  • 22 NATO and the United States: working with the EU to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security23 The UN and European strategy; 24 CSDP and the OSCE: time for partnership to reach its full potential?; 25 The African Union: a partner for security; 26 The EU and its strategic partners: a critical assessment of the EU's strategic partnerships; Bibliography; Index.

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