The Common European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) / Edward G. Gunning, Jr.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gunning, Edward G.

Contributor:

USAF Institute for National Security Studies

Series:

INSS occasional paper ; 41.

INSS occasional paper. Regional security series

INSS occasional paper ; 41. Regional security series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Military policy.

European Union countries.

Europe--Defenses.

Europe.

United States--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

United States.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--United States.

Diplomatic relations.

Military policy.

Military readiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[Colorado Springs], Colo. : USAF Institute for National Security Studies, USAF Academy, [2001]

Summary:

"As the United States continues to adjust to its role in the post-Cold War world, the transatlantic partnership remains fundamental to US security concerns. Commander Gunning[alpha]s paper is a wake-up call suggesting that Europe is concerned about US intransigence when it comes the security partnership with Europe. While the United States has often encouraged the Europeans to improve capabilities and take on a greater share of the defensive burden, their recent efforts to do so have often been viewed as paradoxical to US concerns. Policymakers on this side of the Atlantic worry that Europe in some ways is moving towards going it alone with the development of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). Still, US desires for increased burdensharing need to be reconciled with ESDP. Commander Gunning highlights these differences and spells out how, in his opinion, it is possible for the United States to remain engaged in Europe and to allow the European Union to develop its own defense identity. The differences of opinion between the two sides are more "speed bumps" than "road blocks" and some disagreement and frustration is to be expected. The conclusion here is that security interests on both sides of the Atlantic will be served in the long run by encouraging the development of a more autonomous European defense capability and through American patience as that process unfolds."--Forward.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 31, 2004).

"July 2001."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-44).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2019.

Other Format:

Gunning, Edward G. Common European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP)

OCLC:

48640870

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