The European Union as a Small Power [electronic resource] : After the Post-Cold War /
Toje, A.author.
The post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the lack of a workable decision-making mechanism the EU is destined to play the limited but distinct role of a small power in global politics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and basic arguments -- 1. The anatomy of EU security -- 2. The European Union as a historical phenomenon -- 3. European defence : the state of the Union -- 4. The European security strategy revisited -- 5. Lessons from the field -- 6. A question of political Will -- 7. The making of a small power -- 8. The EU under multipolarity -- Conclusion : the purpose of EU power.
The post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the lack of a workable decision-making mechanism the EU is destined to play the limited but distinct role of a small power in global politics.
European Union.
International relations.
European Union.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
World politics.
Political science.
International Relations.
European Union Politics.
European History.
Modern History.
Political History.
Political Science.