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

By: Howorth, Jolyon

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140396114X
• ISBN13: 9781403961143
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"