Strategic Cultures in Europe [electronic resource] : Security and Defence Policies Across the Continent /
Biehl, Heiko.editor.
Giegerich, Bastian.editor.
Jonas, Alexandra.editor.
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of 'strategic culture', in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots.   Contents -             Strategic Culture -             Security and Defence Policy -             European Integration -             Comparative Policy Analysis    Target Groups Academics and practitioners in the field of social sciences   The Editors Dr. Heiko Biehl is Research Director at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam. Dr. Bastian Giegerich is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and Consulting Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Alexandra Jonas, M.A., is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.  .
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Table of Contents; Introduction; On the Concept of Strategic Culture; Basic Definitions; Analytical Framework; 1) Level of Ambition; 2) Scope of Action for the Executive; 3) Foreign Policy Orientation; 4) Willingness to Use Military Force; Austria; Level of Ambition: Between Active Engagement and Neutrality; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Belgium; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Bulgaria; Level of Ambition
Foreign Policy OrientationWillingness to Use Military Force; Scope of Action for the Executive; Conclusion; Cyprus1; Level of Ambition: It is All About Peace; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation: Embracing Europe; Willingness to Use Military Force: Militant Pacifism; Conclusion; Czech Republic; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Denmark1; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Estonia
Level of Ambition: Activism in NATO and the EUForeign Policy Orientation: Atlanticism and Focus on Collective Defence; Willingness to Use Military Force: Active Deployments to International Operations While Building Total Defence; Scope of Action for the Executive: Parliament Decides, But (Collective) Self-Defence Could be a Special Case; Conclusion; Finland; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; France; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation
Willingness to Use Military ForceConclusion; Germany; Level of Ambition: The Tension Between Rhetoric and Practice; Scope of Action: A Tamed Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation: Restraint and Fragmentation; Willingness to Use Military Force: A Hesitant Middle Power; Conclusion; Greece; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Hungary; Foreign Policy Orientation; Level of Ambition and the Willingness to Use Military Force; Scope of Action for the Executive; Conclusion; Ireland; Level of Ambition
Scope of Action for the ExecutiveForeign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Italy; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Foreign Policy Orientation; Willingness to Use Military Force; Conclusion; Latvia; Level of Ambition; Scope of Action for the Executive; Willingness to Use Military Force; Foreign Policy Orientation; Conclusion; Lithuania; Level of Ambition: Regional Ambitions and Limited Capabilities; Willingness to Use Military Force: The Military Instrument as an Important Tool
Scope for the Executive: Uninterested Society and Lack of Competence in Legislature
European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of 'strategic culture', in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots.   Contents -             Strategic Culture -             Security and Defence Policy -             European Integration -             Comparative Policy Analysis    Target Groups Academics and practitioners in the field of social sciences   The Editors Dr. Heiko Biehl is Research Director at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam. Dr. Bastian Giegerich is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and Consulting Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Alexandra Jonas, M.A., is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.  .
Social sciences.
Social Sciences, general.