| America, the EU and Strategic Culture: Renegotiating the Transatlantic Bargain Contributor(s): Toje, Asle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415448727 ISBN-13: 9780415448727 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: This book is a survey and examination of the role played by the US in specific EU security polices and the forming of an EU strategic culture after the cold war. The work is written with three aims in mind: first, to explore the possibilities and restrictions on EU security policy imposed by its most important ally, the United States; second, to examine the US techniques of influence; third, to assess which explanations best capture the scales of power and influence in transatlantic relations during the period. The book analyses three important case studies of transatlantic security relations - Kosovo, Iraq and the enlargement of the EU and NATO - to assess the level of American influence on the growth of EU security culture. This book will be of interest to students of transtlantic security, EU politics, and US foreign policy, as well as students of IR in general. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2007037637 |
| Series: Contemporary Security Studies (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.09 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a provocative analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. Analysing EU foreign policy, it concludes that the lessons learnt in interacting with America have been crucial in shaping the emerging EU strategic culture. The book challenges established orthodoxy regarding the sui generis nature of the European Union. Through detailed case-studies, it shows how the US influenced decisions during the formative years of the EU foreign and security policy: during the 1999 Kosovo war, the EU and NATO enlargement processes, and the 2003 Iraq crisis. However, the book argues that although policy ends may be lead by the US, the EU is growing increasingly confident in selecting distinctively 'European' means to achieve these goals. These findings have important implications for understanding both the EU as a foreign policy actor and of the EU-US partnership at the start of the 21st century. |