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EU Enlargement and the Transatlantic Alliance: A Security Relationship in Flux

Sven Biscop and Johan Lembke, editors
EU Enlargement and the Transatlantic Alliance: A Security Relationship in Flux
ISBN: 978-1-58826-578-4
$55.00
2008/215 pages/LC: 2007041071



"A sophisticated assessment of the shifts in the strategic relationships between the EU and its transatlantic partners."—Emilian Kavalski, Political Studies Review

"An interesting and useful analysis of the impact that EU enlargement is having and may have on the future of transatlantic security relations.... The editors have succeeded in giving the volume a coherent and consistent structure."—Maria Luisa Pozone, The International Spectator

"A comprehensive overview of the relationship between the [eastward] enlargement of the EU and the changing transatlantic security relationship."—Bastien Irondelle, EUSA Review

"A fascinating piece of in-depth research.... The authors link the US, the EU, and the European 'neighborhood' in the context of both contemporary international security and possible future scenarios. The result is an invaluable source for academics and practitioners."—Glenda G. Rosenthal, Columbia University

DESCRIPTION

What is the interplay between EU enlargement and a fluctuating transatlantic security partnership? Will the accession of new EU members reinforce this partnership, or instead increase the EU's assertiveness as an independent foreign policy actor?

The authors of EU Enlargement and the Transatlantic Alliance find answers in an examination of broader EU security strategies, the foreign and security policies of the newer and potential EU members, and changing US priorities. Their perceptive analysis offers a sharp lens through which to understand the current and future state of transatlantic security.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sven Biscop is senior research fellow at Egmont—The Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels and professor of European security at the College of Europe in Bruges. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Studia Diplomatica. Johan Lembke is an educator based in Sweden.

CONTENTS

  • Foreword—Robert E. Hunter.
  • A Transatlantic Security Relationship in Flux—the Editors.
  • EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY.
  • NATO and ESDP: Complementary or Competing?—S. Biscop.
  • The European Defense Agency and Transatlantic Burden Sharing—N. Witney.
  • ESDP and Homeland Security—E. Brimmer.
  • THE IMPACT OF THE EASTWARD ENLARGEMENT.
  • Poland: Empowering or Undercutting EU Collective Security?—K. Longhurst.
  • The Czech Republic: Searching for a Balanced Profile—R. Khol.
  • Bulgaria: Empowering the Alliance and the Union—P. Pantev.
  • Turkey: Potential Impact of EU Membership—O. Dursun-Özkanca.
  • THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN A TRANSATLANTIC CONTEXT.
  • The Future of Transatlantic Security: A New Strategic Triangle?—J. Hallenberg.
  • The European Neighborhood Policy—H. Haukkala.
  • CONCLUSION.
  • European Enlargement and the Future of Transatlantic Relations—the Editors.
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