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Zusatztext 'The volume succeeds in highlighting the competing ambitions! the contrasting visions and the transatlantic tensions related to the quest by Europe for autonomy in the sphere of security and defence...The verdict on the European security and defence policy as well as that on the future of NATO is still ongoing. The book does justice to this ongoing debate. - International Affairs ' [Defending Europe] examines the European Union's current attempts to establish a defence system within the overall security architecture of the Atlantic world...The essays in Defending Europe! provide an expert and dispassionate treatment of the complex issues involved.' - The Economist Informationen zum Autor FREDERIC BOZO Professor of History, University of Nantes and Senior Research Associate, Institut Francais des Relations Internationales, Paris, FranceJULIAN LINDLEY-FRENCH Research Fellow, Western European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, FranceANAND MENON Professor of Politics and Director of the European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, UKALEXANDER MOENS Associate Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, CanadaKORI SCHAKE Senior Research Professor, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington D.C, USA and Member, National Security Council staffTERRY TERRIFF Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Birmingham, UKSUUNIVA TOFTE Doctoral Student in European Studies, University of Bath, UKMARK WEBBER Senior Lecturer, Department of European Studies, University of Loughborough, UKDAVID YOST Professor of Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, USA Klappentext Defending Europe seeks to clarify the competing ambitions, the contrasting visions and the trans-Atlantic tensions related to the recent quest by Europe for autonomy in the sphere of security and defense. Scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore the development of ESDI within NATO, the revival of the WEU and the launch of the EU's Common European Security and Defense Policy. Among the issues discussed are the Euro-American capabilities gap, concerns regarding decoupling, discrimination, and duplication, and the complications posed by NATO/EU enlargement. Two contrary conclusions debate whether ESDP is more likely to strengthen or undermine the Atlantic Alliance. This informative foray into the trans-Atlantic security and defense issues is a crucial addition to the ongoing dialogue concerning this shifting and evolving relationship. Zusammenfassung Defending Europe seeks to clarify the competing ambitions, the contrasting visions and the trans-Atlantic tensions related to the recent quest by Europe for autonomy in the sphere of security and defense. Scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore the development of ESDI within NATO, the revival of the WEU and the launch of the EU's Common European Security and Defense Policy. Among the issues discussed are the Euro-American capabilities gap, concerns regarding decoupling, discrimination, and duplication, and the complications posed by NATO/EU enlargement. Two contrary conclusions debate whether ESDP is more likely to strengthen or undermine the Atlantic Alliance. This informative foray into the trans-Atlantic security and defense issues is a crucial addition to the ongoing dialogue concerning this shifting and evolving relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction NATO, the EU and the Quest for European Autonomy; J.Howorth & J.T.S.Keeler PART I: NATO AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESDI/ESDP Developing a NATO-EU Politico-Military Agreement; A.Moens The CJTF Framework and the Limits of European Autonomy; T.Terriff The Effects of Kosovo and the Danger of Decoupling; F.Bozo PART II: THE EURO-AMERICAN CAPABILITIES GAP The US-European Capabilities Gap and the EU's Defense Dimension; D.Yost NATO, ESDP and Construc...
