The European Union in the Security of Europe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810765303321
• Autore: Marsh Steve
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012
• ISBN: 0-203-80304-3; 1-136-63101-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Classificazione: 8; MK 5240
• Altri autori (Persone): ReesWyn
• Disciplina: 327.4; 355.03304; 355/.03304
• Soggetti: European Union countries -- Foreign relations; National security -- European Union countries; Security, International -- Europe; Security, International -- European Union countries; Security, International - European Union countries; National security - European Union countries; Security, International - Europe; Law, Politics & Government; International Relations; European Union countries Foreign relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The European Union in the Security of Europe From Cold War to Terror War; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The nature of security; The end of the Cold War in Europe; Global security concerns; Re-ordering the security agenda; A broader security agenda; The approach of this book; 2 The EU and internal security; Introduction; The institutionalisation of EU internal security; Illegal immigration and asylum; Organised crime and drug trafficking; Drug trafficking; Transnational terrorism; Counter-terrorism co-operation with the US; Conclusion; 3 The EU and external security relationsIntroduction; History and the shaping of EU external relations; EU external relations: policies and competencies; The European Security Strategy (ESS); The EU and the European security architecture; Conclusion; 4 The US, European security and EU-US relations: 'The indispensable nation'?; Managing the EU-US security relationship; American foreign policy and the emergence of transatlantic strategic dissonance; America, European security and the EU; The EU, European security and the US; Conclusion; 5 Russia, European security and relations with the EU: The underprivileged strategic partnership?From agreement on trade and economic and commercial co-operation to common spaces: the architecture of a strategic partnership; Russian foreign policy contours; Russia, European security and the EU; The EU, European security and Russia; Conclusion; 6 EU enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe; The 'Return to Europe'; Enlargement and hard security; The costs of enlargement for the EU; Diversity and reform within the EU; Reform of the new Members; The risk of exclusion; Future enlargements; Conclusion7 The EU and the Eastern arc of instability: The Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Southern Caucasus; A decade of disaster; Taking stock, re-dividing Europe; The division of Europe: inner Europe; The division of Europe: outer Europe; Conclusion; 8 The EU and its Southern Mediterranean neighbours; Mediterranean challenges; EU approaches and policies towards the Southern Mediterranean rim; Problems and challenges in EU relations with the Southern Mediterranean rim; Conclusion; 9 Conclusion; Hard times ahead?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the European Union's contribution to providing security in Europe amidst an increasingly complex and challenging environment.In this new and comprehensive guide to the EU's role in security since the end of the Cold War, the authors offer an explanation of EU internal and external security regimes, and argue that the Union has become an important exporter of security within its region. However, the Union's rhetorical ambitions and commitments continue to outstrip its capabilities and it lacks both a common conceptualisation of security and a meaningful, shared stra