The limits of alliance : the United States, NATO, and the EU in North and Central Europe / Andrew A. Michta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michta, Andrew A.

Series:

New international relations of Europe

The new international relations of Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Foreign relations--1989-.

Europe.

International relations.

European Union countries--Foreign relations.

European Union countries.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

National security--Europe.

National security.

Europe--Foreign relations--United States.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 161 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]

Summary:

The Limits of Alliance surveys the security policies of the states in North and Central Europe in the context of the declining North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the emerging European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). It analyzes U.S. policy toward the region and examines the continued viability of alignments inherited from the Cold War era. It concludes that although in the coming decade NATO will continue to exist, the hollowing-out of the alliance will be accompanied by a shift in transatlantic security relations toward bilateralism determined by regional security considerations.

Contents:

The geostrategic reconfiguration of North and Central Europe

The linchpin: Germany and Poland

The northern boundary: Scandinavia

The northeastern littoral: Russia and the Baltic states

American policy toward North and Central Europe before and after September 11, 2001.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-154) and index.

ISBN:

0742538648

0742538656

OCLC:

62509195

Publisher Number:

9780742538641

9780742538658