Title: Strategic cultures in Europe :
Authors: Biehl, Heiko,; Giegerich, Bastian,; Jonas, Alexandra,
Date: 2013
Publisher: Springer VS,
Physical description: 407 pages ; 22 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: U
Abstract: "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"--Page 4 of cover. 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 obst
Contents: Introduction / Heiko Biehl, Bastian Giegerich and Alexandra Jonas -- Austria / Arnold H. Kammel -- Belgium / Sven Biscop -- Bulgaria / Liubomir K. Topaloff -- Cyprus / Vsevolod Samokhvalov -- Czech Republic / Jan Jireš -- Denmark / Sten Rynning -- Estonia / Kadi Salu and Erik Männik -- Finland / Antti Seppo and Tuomas Forsberg -- France / Bastien Irondelle and Olivier Schmitt -- Germany / Julian Junk and Christopher Daase -- Greece / Spyros Economides -- Hungary / Péter Tálas and Tamas Csiki -- Ireland / Daniel Keohane -- Italy / Alessandro Marrone and Federica Di Camillo -- Latvia / Airis Rikveilis -- Lithuania / Margarita Šešelgytė -- Luxembourg / Pierre-Louis Lorenz -- Malta / Roderick Pace -- Netherlands / Jörg Noll and René Moelker -- Poland / Marcin Terlikowski -- Portugal / Bruno Cardoso Reis -- Romania / Mircea Micu -- Slovakia / Mário Nicolini, Rudolf Žídek and Ján Pšida -- Slovenia / Marjan Malešič -- Spain / Félix Arteaga -- Sweden / Chiara Ruffa -- Turkey / Bezen Balamir Coskun -- United Kingdom / Paul Cornish -- Conclusion / Heiko Biehl, Bastian Giegerich and Alexandra Jonas.
Subject headings (LCSH): European Union countries--Defenses.; European Union countries--Military policy.; National security--European Union countries.; Strategic culture--European Union countries.