Debating European security and defense policy : understanding the complexity /
Larivé, Maxime H. A.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Is neorealism best suited to explain the integration of EU defense and security policies? -- Do the different versions of liberalism offer the right tools in order to explain integration in high politics? -- How does social constructivism contribute to the debate on the integration of the EU's common security and defense policy? -- Was the end of the cold war a driver toward integration of the EU security and defense policy? -- Was the US a factor in deepening the integration process of EU security policy? -- Has the 2008 financial crisis been an engine fostering the integration process in EU security and defense policies? -- Does the EU have a true global security strategy? -- Are the member states the main driving forces in the integration of the EU defense and security policies? -- Has the high representative been the unquestioned figure in the making of the EU as a global actor? -- Has the CSDP become the instrument for foreign intervention and engagement envisioned by the member states and the EU? -- Concluding remarks -- References.
Common Security and Defence Policy.
National security
Strategic culture