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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782741203321

Titolo

Old Europe, new security [[electronic resource] ] : evolution for a complex world / / edited by Janet Adamski, Mary Troy Johnson. Christina M. Schweiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2006

ISBN

1-351-15218-1

1-281-96905-2

9786611969059

0-7546-9555-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Ethics and global politics

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamskiJanet E

JohnsonMary Troy

SchweissChristina

Disciplina

355/.03304

Soggetti

Security, International

National security - Europe

Europe Foreign relations 1989-

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; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Part 1European Security Conceptualized; 1 Transatlantic Security Values: Hegemonic Versus Shared Power; 2 Historical Precedents for the Current European Security and Defense Policy; 3 Symbolic Security: Europe Takes a Human Face; 4 European Security and Defense Policy: The EU's Search for a Strategic Role; 5 European Security Institutions and Structures; 6 NATO's Transformation; 7 European Security and Defense Policy: Capabilities for a Complex World; Part 2 European Security in Action

8 The European Union in the Balkans: From Intervention to Accession9 The European Union and The Middle East: The Benefits of Soft Power; 10 The European Union and the Russian Federation; 11 Latin American Security: European Perspectives and Approaches; 12 Conclusions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many of the US criticisms of Western European reluctance to engage in the 2004 war in Iraq stem from a perception that these governments



are 'weak on defence'. This volume argues for a different explanation of Western European choices and policies, examining the emergent European security approach from multiple perspectives.