Download or read book Western European Union An organization without future written by Hannah Cosse and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-03-16 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2.0, University of Twente (School of Management and Governance), course: European Institutions, language: English, abstract: In contrast to Taylor the author Guido Lenzi sees already in 1998 a need for a reform of the security framework between NATO, WEU and EU. His main line of reasoning is the changing security world. Especially since the terrorist attacks on 9/11 his ar-gumentation gained further relevance: present wars in Afghanistan and Iraq pose new tasks and defiances to military forces around the globe – for NATO’s and also European military alliances. The European Common Foreign and Security Policy celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, but still the European Union is not able to act as one actor. Various Commissioners are involved; there is a High Repre-sentative for Foreign Relations and each member state acts also on the international scene. Especially cooperation in the field of defence is highly underdeveloped. However, a lot of progress was made in the past years and since Nice the integration in this field has accelerated. Furthermore Lenzi argues that the perception of security of the Europeans has changed. Fortified by the war in Iraq Europeans claim the need for a from the US independent military power. Today nearly all members – no matter which status – of the WEU are members of the EU; except for three: Iceland, Norway and Turkey - but these are NATO members. Military alliances have different levels of responsibility and activity. Also the role of neutral countries in the WEU is a consideration for future developments. So, be-sides the two structural poles of Taylor’s vanishing WEU and Lenzi’s need for reform, there is the attached difficulty of the membership structure of the institution.
Download or read book Death of an Institution the end for Western European Union a future for European defence Egmont Papers 46 written by and published by Academia Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Western European Union written by Royston Charles Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Brussels Effect written by Anu Bradford and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that shapes the world in its image. By promulgating regulations that shape the international business environment, elevating standards worldwide, and leading to a notable Europeanization of many important aspects of global commerce, the EU has managed to shape policy in areas such as data privacy, consumer health and safety, environmental protection, antitrust, and online hate speech. And in contrast to how superpowers wield their global influence, the Brussels Effect - a phrase first coined by Bradford in 2012- absolves the EU from playing a direct role in imposing standards, as market forces alone are often sufficient as multinational companies voluntarily extend the EU rule to govern their global operations. The Brussels Effect shows how the EU has acquired such power, why multinational companies use EU standards as global standards, and why the EU's role as the world's regulator is likely to outlive its gradual economic decline, extending the EU's influence long into the future.
Download or read book The Western European Union written by Sally Rohan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe’s search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day. Establishing the WEU as a support organization, designed to promote the two security "ideas" of collective defence and integration through the primary organizations of Alliance and Community, this book offers a window onto the challenges faced in the development and management of NATO and the evolving EC/EU over time. As the WEU’s historical journey unfolds, the frequently competing visions of the future organization of the European security space are exposed in the fluctuating nature of its own functional evolution and devolution. A hybrid organization driven by its dual support role, the constructively ambiguous and conveniently autonomous WEU was to provide a mechanism through which divergent interests could converge and inherent tensions be relieved, preventing NATO and EC/EU stagnation. This book offers fresh insight into the means by which the gradual transformation of the institutional framework of European security was enabled, and stakes the WEU’s claim as a fundamental and life-long contributor to the stability of the European security system.
Download or read book The Significance of the Western European Union for Europe and Its Relationship to the United States of America written by Claudio Graziano and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with the current situation of Western European Union (WEU) the paper describes the challenges and risks Europe is confronted with, in and around Europe, which require adaptations not only from the European Union (EU) and its designated defense arm, the WEU, but also from NATO and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The paper addresses, thereafter, the United States' role and interest in Europe, which lead to consequences concerning the future role of WEU embedded in NATO as well as in EU, in order to support a burden-sharing between United States and Europe. The paper suggests a future role for WEU, functionally and limited regionally, which complements the missions of NATO and OSCE in the security architecture in and for Europe. In consequence, the United States, as the "world's policeman", would be relieved, which would increase United States' will and resolve to remain committed in Europe since the new relationship would be based on an equal share of risks and responsibilities in a global engagement.
Download or read book From Euphoria To Hysteria written by David G. Haglund and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed overview of the debate about the institutional context of Western European security after the Cold War. It discusses various aspects of contemporary European security 'architecture' and explores various aspects of the new transatlantic and European threat environment.
Download or read book The Significance of the Western European Union for Europe and Its Relationship to the United States of America written by Claudio Graziano and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with the current situation of Western European Union (WEU) the paper describes the challenges and risks Europe is confronted with, in and around Europe, which require adaptations not only from the European Union (EU) and its designated defense arm, the WEU, but also from NATO and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The paper addresses, thereafter, the United States' role and interest in Europe, which lead to consequences concerning the future role of WEU embedded in NATO as well as in EU, in order to support a burden-sharing between United States and Europe. The paper suggests a future role for WEU, functionally and limited regionally, which complements the missions of NATO and OSCE in the security architecture in and for Europe. In consequence, the United States, as the "world's policeman", would be relieved, which would increase United States' will and resolve to remain committed in Europe since the new relationship would be based on an equal share of risks and responsibilities in a global engagement.
Download or read book The Future of West European Political and Economic Unity written by Ernst B. Haas and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Europe Without America written by John Palmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the historical background to the current relationship between America and Europe. Palmer argues that the Atlantic Alliance is collapsing and that this is a central feature of the crumbling political and economic order of the West. He challenges Europe to think again.
Download or read book Integration And Security In Western Europe written by Mathias Jopp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume discuss how a West European security union would fit into the trans Atlantic and trans-European settings. Representatives from each of the West European NATO and EC member countries contribute their national views on the subject while representatives of major institutions (European Political Cooperation, the European Parliament, NATO and the West European Union) offer their international perspectives.
Download or read book The Future of European Political Cooperation written by Martin Holland and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collected volume of essays focuses on two complementary themes: firstly, the theoretical approaches to the study of European Political Cooperation; and secondly, the empirical analysis of EPC activity. The volume does not argue one particular approach to the study of EPC, but rather presents competing, and often conflicting, theoretical perspectives. At the empirical level, a future research agenda is suggested and it is argued that EPC research should become comparative in nature.
Download or read book The Making of the European Union written by Sten Berglund and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of the European Union argues that the process of European integration has drifted into serious crisis, perhaps the most serious since the Danes voted against the Treaty of the European Union in 1992. Analysing the conditions for European integration, this book applies a citizens' or 'bottom-up' perspective on the integration process. The difficulties that the constitutional process has encountered illustrate the relevance of bringing public opinion into the analysis of the prospects for European integration. The book describes and analyses the historical, mental, intellectual , and attitudinal denominators of European integration, denominators that have shaped the processes so far and will continue to do so in the future. The authors apply a broad comparative perspective, where European nation-states constitute the primary units of analysis. The focus is on the foundations of European integration, public views about the EU, including various shades of Euroscepticism, and the long-term prospects of the EU. This book will appeal to a wide audience including scholars and researchers in the social sciences - particularly political science, comparative politics and European studies. The book will also be of great interest to journalists and all those involved in the EU, including policy makers and civil servants throughout the EU itself.
Download or read book State building in Europe written by Volker Bornschier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-10-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the origins of European integration, giving a valuable contribution to the debate on the future of Europe.
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 Future of Europe written by Jane Littlewood and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the political, economic and social issues that are at the heart of the debate on the future of the European Union. Various experts address the questions of the role of the European Parliament and democratic control; the reform of the public sector; citizenship; crime and criminal justice; common foreign and security policy; East-West trade; the communications revolution; regional inequalities; unemployment; demographic change and health policy. Recommendations are made for the consideration of the current IGC.
Download or read book NATO s Future written by Stanley R. Sloan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of the U.S. in NATO. The author finds the sources of many current problems and singles out two basic weaknesses: the failure of the European NATO Allies to form a European defense community, and the parallel U.S. decision to rest NATO's defense on U.S. nuclear forces. Suggests some directions for NATO strategy, force posture, arms control policies, and East-West relations. Photos, tables and figures. Glossary. Index.
