The New Security Concept and German-French Approaches to the European "Pillar of Defence," 1990-2000

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Tectum Verlag DE, 2002 - 466 pages
A historic opportunity without precedent is gradually becoming reality in the 21st Century with the chance taken to pave the way in the period 1990-2000 towards the organisation of defence in Europe. The corresponding conditions have been brought about by concrete steps taken at the Masstricht, Amsterdam, Cologne, Helsinki, and Nice European Council meetings. In the end, the EU/WEU is developing into an 'equal' partner to the US by assuming greater responsibility in the security and defence sphere. The French and German bilateral relationship - which is the driving force behind every European integration process - is the historical force behind this development of the ultimate desire to reach a robust European 'Pillar of Defence' through reconfiguration of the transatlantic relationship. This book provides the first comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of German and French approaches to the European 'Pillar of Defence' from the view of 'Europeanisation' emanating from the process of integration.

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Contents

Abbreviations
11
Introduction
11
The New Security Concept in PostCold War Europe
23
2
49
2
59
1
94
1
104
2
113
3 Conclusions
218
This
241
Rediscovering Germany in the European Defence Framework
258
The Recent Bundeswehr Reform and the Kosovo Effect
282
4 Conclusions
302
1 Brief Assessment of the Contemporary French Foreign and Security Policy
314
Europeanising NATO
339
Europeanisation Modernisation
358

2
127
3
146
Linchpin to the European Pillar of Defence
159
1
176
2 The HalfBaked FrancoGerman Security and Defence Balance 19951998
188
Recent
205
The Ultimate Desire for a European
380
5 Conclusions
402
What Does the EUs Nice Summit Offer to the Future
427
Bibliography
434
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