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The Rise of European Security Cooperation
Contributor(s): Jones, Seth G. (Author)
ISBN: 0521869749     ISBN-13: 9780521869744
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $122.55  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2007
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 327.400
LCCN: 2007274892
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 310 pages
 
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One of the most striking developments in recent international politics has been the significant increase in security cooperation among European Union states. Seth Jones argues that this increase in cooperation, in areas such as economic sanctions, weapons production and collaboration among military forces, has occurred because of the changing structure of the international and regional systems. Since the end of the Cold War, the international system has shifted from a bipolar to a unipolar structure characterized by United States dominance. This has caused EU states to cooperate in the security realm to increase their ability to project power abroad and to decrease reliance on the US. Furthermore, European leaders in the early 1990s adopted a 'binding' strategy to ensure long-term peace on the continent, suggesting that security cooperation is caused by a desire to preserve peace in Europe whilst building power abroad.

Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Seth G.: - Seth G. Jones is Adjunct Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. He is a distinguished scholar of European affairs, state-building operations and counterterrorism. Professor Jones was Europe Editor at The Christian Science Monitor, is a contributor to The New York Times, The Financial Times, and National Interest and has appeared on the BBC, CNN and other national and international television and radio programs.