Security in a greater Europe : the possibility of a pan-European approach / Charlotte Wagnsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wagnsson, Charlotte.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Europe.

Security, International.

Europe.

Physical Description:

190 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave MacMillan, 2008.

Summary:

The book contrasts the EU's new way of 'doing security' with the established, competitive bilateral interplay in the European security sphere, and provides a clue to the kind of security politics that will prevail in Europe. A joint Moscow - Brussels approach would improve the chances of both increasing their relative strength vis-a-vis the USA, but serious cleavages threaten to undermine such a 'greater European' common view on security. Wagnsson considers the extent to which the major European players pursue similar objectives, and assesses the possible implications for and the chances of greater Europe emerging as a cohesive global actor. This meticulously researched book will be of value to scholars and students with an interest in international security, the EU's international role, European international relations and Russian security.

Contents:

1 Security in a greater Europe 1

2 Kosovo: a precedent? 25

3 11 September 2001: a new perspective unfolds 48

4 Iraq reshuffles Europe 73

5 The European Union and the major European powers 101

6 Russian and the EU: the need for pragmatism 128

7 Will greater Europe unite? 152.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [176]-183]) and index.

ISBN:

9780719078828

0719078822

OCLC:

232981124