NATO's European Allies [electronic resource] : Military Capability and Political Will /
Matlary, J.editor.
Petersson, M.editor.
The question of burden sharing has always been important in NATO with an acute relevance today as the US will cut its defence budget over a ten-year period and is no longer automatically willing to lead military operations. This volume considers Europe's role in political force for the future exploring eight European case studies.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Will Europe Lead in NATO?; Part I: Determinants of the Use of Force; 2 From Mars to Venus? European Use of Force from a Historical Perspective; 3 A Farewell to Arms: Europe's Meritocracy and the Demilitarization of Europe; 4 Towards an Affordable European Defence and Security Policy? The Case for Extensive European Force Integration; 5 Strategy, Risk and Threat Perceptions in NATO; Part II: Application: Case Studies
6 No More Free-Riding: The Political Economy of Military Power and the Transatlantic Relationship7 Between Theory and Practice: Britain and the Use of Force; 8 France: The State with Strategic Vision; 9 The Reluctant Ally? Germany, NATO and the Use of Force; 10 Willing and Able? Spanish Statecraft as Brokerage; 11 Poland's Participation in NATO Operations; 12 Hungary in NATO: The Case of a Half Empty Glass; 13 Punching above Its Weight: Denmark's Legitimate Peripheral Participation in NATO's Wars; 14 Norway: Militarily Able but Politically Divided; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The question of burden sharing has always been important in NATO with an acute relevance today as the US will cut its defence budget over a ten-year period and is no longer automatically willing to lead military operations. This volume considers Europe's role in political force for the future exploring eight European case studies.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Union.
International relations.
Europe-Politics and government.
Political science.
Politics and war.
International organization.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
European Politics.
Political Science.
Military and Defence Studies.
International Organization.