Defending Europe: The EU, NATO, and the Quest for European Autonomy

✍ Scribed by Jolyon Howorth, John T.S. Keeler

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 260
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 trans-Atlantic security and defense issues is a crucial addition to the ongoing dialogue concerning this shifting and evolving relationship.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Notes on the Contributors......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1 The EU, NATO and the Quest for European Autonomy......Page 16
Part One: NATO and the Development of ESDI/ESDP......Page 36
2 ESDP, the United States and the Atlantic Alliance......Page 38
3 The CJTF Concept and the Limits of European Autonomy......Page 52
4 The Effects of Kosovo and the Danger of Decoupling......Page 74
Part Two: The U.S.–European Capabilities Gap......Page 92
5 The U.S.–European Capabilities Gap and the Prospects for ESDP......Page 94
6 The United States, ESDP and Constructive Duplication......Page 120
Part Three: NATO Enlargement, ESDP and the Discrimination Issue......Page 146
7 Non-EU NATO Members and the Issue of Discrimination......Page 148
8 NATO Enlargement and European Defense Autonomy......Page 170
9 Dilemmas of NATO Enlargement......Page 194
Two Contrary Conclusions......Page 214
10 Why ESDP is Misguided and Dangerous for the Alliance......Page 216
11 Why ESDP is Necessary and Beneficial for the Alliance......Page 232
C......Page 252
E......Page 253
G......Page 255
N......Page 256
U......Page 258
W......Page 259
Y......Page 260