Download or read book The European Security and Defense Policy written by Robert E. Hunter and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) in the last two-thirds of the 1990s and continuing into the new century, has been a complex process intertwining politics, economics, national cultures, and numerous institutions. This book provides an essential background for understanding how security issues as between NATO and the European Union are being posed for the early part of the 21st century, including the new circumstances following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. This study should be of interest to those interested in the evolution of U.S.-European relations, especially in, but not limited to, the security field; the development of institutional relationships; and key choices that lie ahead in regard to these critical arrangements.
Download or read book Developing a European Security and Defense Identity written by Renee Spath-Espiau and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Terms of Engagement written by Michael Brenner and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-10-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines European efforts to reduce defense dependency on the United States in a post-Cold War world.
Download or read book Europe s New Defense Ambitions written by Peter van Ham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the EU's Helsinki summit in 1999, European leaders took a decisive step toward the development of a new Common European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) aimed at giving the EU a stronger role in international affairs backed by a credible military force. This report analyzes the processes leading to the ESDP by examining why and how this new European consensus came about. It touches upon the controversies and challenges that still lie ahead. What are the national interests and driving forces behind it, and what steps need to be taken to realize Europe's ambitions to achieve a workable European crisis mgmt. capability?
Download or read book The Further Development of the European Security and Defense Identity written by Marcus J. Van Uhm and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1998, the development of the European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) gained new momentum. National interests of the major European countries seem to converge. By 2003, the European Union (EU) wants to lead military operations in response to international crisis, in circumstances where NATO as a whole is not engaged militarily. In November 2000, the 15 EU members offered some 100,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 100 ships for the EU rapid reaction force. With these forces the EU will only be able to execute peacekeeping operations, and NATO assets have to be used as well. However, for peace-enforcing and autonomous military operations the European capabilities have to be strengthened. The further development of ESDI faces many challenges. Large investments must be made in a time when defense budgets are not likely to increase. The lack of leadership and the bureaucratic decision-making process in the EU are not favorable for the development of a European Strategic Concept In addition, the role of non-EU NATO allies, especially Turkey, demands a political solution. The further development of ESDI brings opportunities as well. A successful ESDI will contribute to a stronger and more responsive Europe. It will also enable the Western European Union (WEU) to integrate in the EU and it will create new and better ways of European defense cooperation. In the long term, a successful ESDI will even have consequences for the transatlantic relationship between the U.S. and Europe. There is enough political will in Europe to make ESDI successful, but much remains to be done to further develop ESDI. One thing is for sure, for autonomous European military operations it is "still a long way to go."
Download or read book The Common European Security and Defense Policy ESDP written by Edward G. Gunning and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the United States continues to adjust to its role in the post-Cold War world, the transatlantic partnership remains fundamental to US security concerns. Commander Gunning[alpha]s paper is a wake-up call suggesting that Europe is concerned about US intransigence when it comes the security partnership with Europe. While the United States has often encouraged the Europeans to improve capabilities and take on a greater share of the defensive burden, their recent efforts to do so have often been viewed as paradoxical to US concerns. Policymakers on this side of the Atlantic worry that Europe in some ways is moving towards going it alone with the development of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). Still, US desires for increased burdensharing need to be reconciled with ESDP. Commander Gunning highlights these differences and spells out how, in his opinion, it is possible for the United States to remain engaged in Europe and to allow the European Union to develop its own defense identity. The differences of opinion between the two sides are more "speed bumps" than "road blocks" and some disagreement and frustration is to be expected. The conclusion here is that security interests on both sides of the Atlantic will be served in the long run by encouraging the development of a more autonomous European defense capability and through American patience as that process unfolds."--Forward.
Download or read book France Germany and the Development of a European Security and Defense Identity written by Timothy D. Showers and published by . This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of a European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) within NATO is as old as the proposal made in 1950 by French Prime Minister Rene' Pleven to form a European Defense Community (EDC) that would integrate French and German military forces into a common European army. However, the differences between French and German strategic culture have hampered efforts to establish an ESDI. One of the most critical dilemmas sterns from the clash between (a) the German belief that United States engagement is essential to European stability and should not be undermined and (b) the long-standing goal of French leaders to develop a Europe that is more independent of American influence. Another key dilemma has involved French efforts to reconcile the Gaullist legacy of preserving national autonomy with an ever-increasing commitment to European integration and France's growing role in the integrated defense and security architecture of Europe. As long as French leaders continue to be influenced by de Gaulle's approach to foreign and national security policy, many obstacles to furthering the development and strengthening the capabilities of an ESDI will persist.
Download or read book Creating a European Security and Defense Identity written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of a unified European military is nothing new. It was raised after World War II as a means of ridding the Continent of its legacy of internal warfare and nearly succeeded before falling victim to fears of lost sovereignty. Forgotten but not completely abandoned, it was revived in 1987 under more favorable conditions after the awakening of a long-dormant defense institution, the Western European Union (WEU). The born again WEU called for greater cooperation on security and defense (including arms production) noting that, "Europe's integration will never be complete so long as it does not include security and defense." The effort moved slowly at first but then gained momentum with the end of the Cold War. With the final outcome still uncertain, however, the idea of portraying Europe as a more or less freestanding pillar of NATO assumed the awkward rubric of European security and defense identity (ESDI). Now ten years old ESDI seems here to stay. Initial American reactions to ESDI were polite but proscriptive, emphasizing that it should be transparent and complement NATO. Moreover, the United States saw it as an internal European matter unlikely to have major implications for the Alliance. But France, always an advocate of greater independence from the United States, saw ESDI as a means of reducing American influence after the demise of the Soviet Union. Future U.S. force levels in Europe were unpredictable, and France pointed to the possibility of a complete American pullout, raising the fear among Europeans that they might be left to fend for themselves and thus need their own defense capability. Simultaneously, American political interest in Europe appeared to wane. Key U.S. posts at NATO went unfilled for long periods in 1993 and Washington was focused on the Asia-Pacific region and domestic affairs. Political interest in Europe seemed relegated to central and eastern Europe and Russia.
Download or read book Organization of a Future European Security and Defense Identity written by Niels H. Bundsgaard and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) is evolving. The development will be influenced by a diversity of interests. These include a continued strong transatlantic link and the policy of countries seeking a closer cooperation in Europe, including countries like Denmark that have chosen to stay outside the defense cooperation. How can a future ESDI be organized and how will it be related to the already existing organizations, NATO, the EU, and the WEU? As a basis for the study of European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI), this paper will describe the term and development of ESDT including the present status of ESDI in relation to the involved organizations, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU). The paper will define major interests by looking at those European countries which seek further integration within the EU, other European countries including non-EU Allies and the United States (US).
Download or read book Organization of a Future European Security and Defense Identity written by Niels H. Bundsgaard and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Further Development of the European Security and Defense Identity written by Marcus J. Van Uhm and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1998, the development of the European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) gained new momentum. National interests of the major European countries seem to converge. By 2003, the European Union (EU) wants to lead military operations in response to international crisis, in circumstances where NATO as a whole is not engaged militarily. In November 2000, the 15 EU members offered some 100,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 100 ships for the EU rapid reaction force. With these forces the EU will only be able to execute peacekeeping operations, and NATO assets have to be used as well. However, for peace-enforcing and autonomous military operations the European capabilities have to be strengthened. The further development of ESDI faces many challenges. Large investments must be made in a time when defense budgets are not likely to increase. The lack of leadership and the bureaucratic decision-making process in the EU are not favorable for the development of a European Strategic Concept In addition, the role of non-EU NATO allies, especially Turkey, demands a political solution. The further development of ESDI brings opportunities as well. A successful ESDI will contribute to a stronger and more responsive Europe. It will also enable the Western European Union (WEU) to integrate in the EU and it will create new and better ways of European defense cooperation. In the long term, a successful ESDI will even have consequences for the transatlantic relationship between the U.S. and Europe. There is enough political will in Europe to make ESDI successful, but much remains to be done to further develop ESDI. One thing is for sure, for autonomous European military operations it is "still a long way to go."
Download or read book Building a European Security and Defence Identity written by Thilo Marauhn and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The European Security and Defense Identity written by Gert R. Polli and published by . This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of the EU's European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) since 1998 has strongly affected the EU-NATO relationship. Starting with the Franco-British bilateral declaration at Saint-Malo in December 1998, the EU recognized the need for autonomous military capacities for actions outside NATO's framework. This policy challenged NATO's agreement to enhance the European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI) as a European pillar within NATO, as agreed at NATO's Ministerial Meeting in Berlin in June 1996. As the development of the EU's ESDP between December 1998 and December 2000 indicated, the members of the EU have put more emphasis on developing ESDP within the EU rather than developing ESDI within NATO. Developing the ESDP inside the EU, however, tends to undermine NATO's concept of strengthening the European pillar under the authority of the North Atlantic Council.
Download or read book The Development of a European Security and Defence Identity ESDI and Its Effects on U S Interests in Europe written by Paula Briscoe and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of a European Security and Defence Identity ESDI and Its Effects on U S Interests in Europe written by Paula Briscoe and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards a Common European Security and Defence Policy written by Preben Bonnén and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The EU made a strong commitment to developing an effective EU led crisis management capacity. By 2003 the EU must be in a position to deploy within 60 days up to 50,000-60,000 troops capable of a full range of so-called Petersberg tasks including: humanitarian and rescue missions, peacekeeping, combat force tasks in crisis management and peacemaking missions." "According to the EU however the initiative should not be seen as a duplication of NATO. Neither should the establishment of a European Force be confused with the concept of a European army. Whether a European army, or a common defence for Europe is more capable of handling the future needs and challenges of the EU is not the subject of this book. Essentially it is about whether a military crisis management system is practical and realistic and how the planned initiatives within the agreed limits are to be transformed into operative policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Europe s new defense ambitions implications for NATO the US and Russia written by Peter van Ham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the European Union's Helsinki summit of December 1999, European leaders took a decisive step toward the development of a new Common European Security and Defense Policy aimed at giving the EU a stronger role in international affairs backed by a credible military force. This Marshall Center Paper analyzes the processes leading to Helsinki by examining why and how this new European consensus on defense issues came about. It takes the pulse of the EU's emerging defense policy and touches upon the main controversies and challenges that still lie ahead.
