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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462220203321

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of European security / / edited by Sven Biscop and Richard G. Whitman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-71225-3

0-203-09841-2

1-136-22695-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

Routledge handbooks

Altri autori (Persone)

BiscopSven

WhitmanRichard G

Disciplina

355/.03304

Soggetti

Security, International - European Union countries

Security, International - Government policy - European Union countries

National security - European Union countries

Strategic culture - European Union countries

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign relations

European Union countries Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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, aiming to safeguard European security by improving global security. However, the EU's development as a security actor has certainly not remained uncontested, either by academics or by policy-makers, some of whom see the rise of the EU as a threat to their national and/or transatlantic po