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The Impact of the Franco-German Relationship on the Security of Western Europe

Author : Michael Eugene Travis

Publisher :

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 34,81 MB

Release : 1990

Category : France

ISBN :

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This graduate thesis covers the Franco-German Relationship and its impact on the security of Western Europe from post WWII to present. A chapter is devoted to the relationships role as a catalyst in the organization of the Schuman Plan, Pleven Plan (EDC), and WEU. The thesis then concentrates on defense cooperation between the two countries since their 1982 Defense Initiative. The European community (EC), NATO, and Western European Union (WEU) are used as the principal vehicles by which the Franco-German relationship and its role in Western European security is presented. Keywords: Security, French- German relations, Defense, Franco-German Brigade, Rapid Reaction Force (FAR), Foreign policy.



The European Security and Defense Policy

Author : Robert E. Hunter

Publisher : Rand Corporation

Page : 207 pages

File Size : 40,53 MB

Release : 2002-04-29

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0833032283

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The emergence of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) in the last two-thirds of the 1990s and continuing into the new century, has been a complex process intertwining politics, economics, national cultures, and numerous institutions. This book provides an essential background for understanding how security issues as between NATO and the European Union are being posed for the early part of the 21st century, including the new circumstances following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. This study should be of interest to those interested in the evolution of U.S.-European relations, especially in, but not limited to, the security field; the development of institutional relationships; and key choices that lie ahead in regard to these critical arrangements.



Europe's New Defense Ambitions

Author : Peter van Ham

Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 15,36 MB

Release : 2001-04

Category : Europe

ISBN : 0756708788

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At the EU's Helsinki summit in 1999, European leaders took a decisive step toward the development of a new Common European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) aimed at giving the EU a stronger role in international affairs backed by a credible military force. This report analyzes the processes leading to the ESDP by examining why and how this new European consensus came about. It touches upon the controversies and challenges that still lie ahead. What are the national interests and driving forces behind it, and what steps need to be taken to realize Europe's ambitions to achieve a workable European crisis mgmt. capability?



Alliances and Power Politics in the Trump Era

Author : Maud Quessard

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 263 pages

File Size : 10,86 MB

Release : 2020-03-02

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 3030372588

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This volume examines the evolution of US foreign policy since Donald Trump’s accession to the presidency and the strategic challenges confronting the United States in a changing geopolitical environment. Trump has delivered on his promises to break with past policies and this has, for the most part, revealed a policy of retrenchment that has jeopardized US alliances. The book focuses on the current state and future of transatlantic relations, on Washington’s policy in the Middle East and Africa, on the administration’s use of the economic weapon in international relations, but also on the American response to the return of great power competition in the face of an assertive China and resurgent Russia. The contributions gather the inputs of a transatlantic community of scholars combining academics, think-tank fellows, former policy-makers and administration officials from both sides of the Atlantic.



Europe's Foreign and Security Policy

Author : Michael E. Smith

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 15,51 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9780521538619

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The emergence of a common security and foreign policy has been one of the most contentious issues accompanying the integration of the European Union. In this book, Michael Smith examines the specific ways foreign policy cooperation has been institutionalized in the EU, the way institutional development affects cooperative outcomes in foreign policy, and how those outcomes lead to new institutional reforms. Smith explains the evolution and performance of the institutional procedures of the EU using a unique analytical framework, supported by extensive empirical evidence drawn from interviews, case studies, official documents and secondary sources. His perceptive and well-informed analysis covers the entire history of EU foreign policy cooperation, from its origins in the late 1960s up to the start of the 2003 constitutional convention. Demonstrating the importance and extent of EU foreign/security policy, the book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and policy-makers.





The Franco-German Relationship in the EU

Author : Douglas Webber

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 219 pages

File Size : 47,48 MB

Release : 2005-08-30

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1134697805

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This text examines the Franco-German relationship in the EU in relation to different policy sectors. It assesses the nature and importance of the relationship for the policy process.



The Euromissile Crisis and the End of the Cold War

Author : Leopoldo Nuti

Publisher : Cold War International History

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 33,83 MB

Release : 2015

Category : History

ISBN : 9780804792868

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In the late 1970s, new generations of nuclear delivery systems were proposed for deployment across Eastern and Western Europe. The ensuing controversy grew to become a key phase in the late Cold War. This book explores the origins, unfolding, and consequences of that crisis. Contributors from international relations, political science, sociology, and history draw on extensive research in a number of countries, often employing declassified documents from the West and from the newly opened state and party archives of many Soviet bloc countries. They cover especially Soviet-Warsaw Pact relations, U.S.-NATO relations, and the role of public opinion worldwide in relation to the crisis.





The Franco-German Axis in European Integration

Author : Gisela Hendriks

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 29,13 MB

Release : 2001-01-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9781782543817

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'The book provides an excellent understanding of the unity and dissonance within the Franco-German relationship.' - Aslib Book Guide In the latter part of a turbulent century for Europe, France and Germany have been at the forefront of the developments that have shaped both Western and Eastern Europe. Having initiated and controlled economic and monetary union, the greater goal is now that of further European integration, and the Franco-German dynamic is likely to be crucial again in the success or failure of achieving this. The Franco-German Axis in European Integration examines the effectiveness and durability of the Franco-German relationship in European integration, tracing this important partnership through many political and economic disparities. This study goes on to assess the role of these two states in the challenges now facing the Union; from EMU, to the process of stabilising its eastern borders, and from enlargement of the Union, to the struggle to agree on a common foreign security policy.