This is a much-needed account of the key theoretical and practical issues in post-Cold War European security.  Graham Timmins and James Sperling clearly explain the main dimensions of the debates on the nature and concept of security in the European context and consider in greater depth key specific components of the concept of security, such as economics, the military and society. They conclude by exploring key debates, issues and dimensions of security through a number of case studies of states and regions in, or with an interest in, the security of Europe.

European Security: An Introduction to Theory and Practice

Politics & Social Sciences

Sperling, James

Timmins, Graham

Politics & Government

Routledge

The dramatic events since the late 1980s, which witnessed the end of the Cold War, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a united Germany, have set in motion a recasting of the European security order. These developments raise important questions about the raison d'etre of existing security organisations: are they simply relics of the Cold war that have outlived their usefulness or can they adjust to new threats, challenges and roles? There has also been a shift of emphasis from the military to the economic and environmental aspects of security. This book places particular emphasis on the non-military elements of security and analyses the forces and institutions which contribute to peaceful and cooperative relations between Eastern and Western Europe. Whilst recognising the continued role of the military dimension in european security, this study highlights the growing importance of the economic, financial and environmental dimensions of security which make important contributions to the process of marketisation and democratisation in the transitional societies of Central and Eastern Europe. The pace and direction of those transitions will have a significant bearing on the future shape of the European security order and the prospects for peace and stability in Europe.

Recasting the European Order: Security Architectures and Economic Cooperation (Europe in Change)

Kirchner, Emil

Manchester Univ Pr

The dramatic events since the late 1980s, which witnessed the end of the Cold War, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a united Germany, have set in motion a recasting of the European security order. These developments raise important questions about the raison d'etre of existing security organisations: are they simply relics of the Cold War that have outlived their usefulness or can they adjust to new threats, challenges and roles? There has also been a shift of emphasis from the military to the economic and environmental aspects of security. This book places particular emphasis on the non-military elements of security and analyses the forces and institutions which contribute to peaceful and cooperative relations betwen eastern and western Europe. Whilst recognising the continued role of the military dimension in European security, this study highlights the growing importance of the economic, financial and environmental dimensions of security which make important contributions to the process of marketisation and democratisation in the transitional societies of central and eastern Europe. The pace and direction of those transitions will have a significant bearing on the future shape of the European security order and the prospects for peace and stability in Europe.

Business & Money

International

Manchester University Press

The "new" security agenda, which has emerged fully in the post-cold war international system, forces a reconsideration of the interrelationships between the EU and NATO, the two most important institutions of European economic and military security. This book considers four issues attending enlargement that could conceivably defer or even derail the first enlargement of the EU and a second enlargement of NATO. NATO enlargement has been a relatively swift and painless process because there have been no compelling reasons not to proceed; and EU enlargement will remain a tortuous process with an uncertain outcome owing to an array of institutional, financial, and political liabilities of the accession states and constraints within the EU.

Two tiers or two speeds? (Europe in Change)

History

Europe

EU Security Governance links the challenges of governing Europe's security to the changing nature of the state, the evolutionary expansion of the security agenda, the growing obsolescence of the traditional forms and concepts of security cooperation, and assesses the effectiveness of the EU as a security actor. The book has two distinct features. Firstly, it is the first systematic study of the different economic, political, and military instruments employed by the EU in the performance of four different security functions. Secondly, the book represents an important step towards redressing conceptual gaps in the study of security governance, particularly as it pertains to the European Union. The book demonstrates that the EU has emerged as an important security actor.

EU security governance

EU security governance assesses the effectiveness of the EU as a security actor. The book has two distinct features. Firstly, it is the first systematic study of the different economic, political and military instruments employed by the EU in the performance of four different security functions. The book demonstrates that the EU has emerged as an important security actor, not only in the non-traditional areas of security, but increasingly as an entity with force projection capabilities. Secondly, the book represents an important step towards redressing conceptual gaps in the study of security governance, particularly as it pertains to the European Union. The book links the challenges of governing Europe’s security to the changing nature of the state, the evolutionary expansion of the security agenda, and the growing obsolescence of the traditional forms and concepts of security cooperation.

What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix it

Review\n“Like precision-guided weapons, the authors of this insightful and persuasively argued book home in on what ails NATO. The recommended fixes are far-reaching in their capacity to ameliorate these problems and to help the Alliance successfully navigate the years ahead.” 
John Deni, US Army War College 
“This valuable book offers many realistic and well-considered reforms aimed at making NATO fit for the twenty-first century. This makes it compulsory reading for anyone concerned about the fate of the transatlantic security relationship in our disorderly and increasingly confrontational world.” 
Jamie Shea, University of Exeter and former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General 
"The only book to offer a systematic and up to date treatment of NATO with a problem-solving attitude. Theoretically informed and policy orientated, it’s an excellent source for teaching NATO to novices.” 
Lorenzo Cladi, University of Plymouth “If you're looking for a concise text that deftly identifies the present challenges facing NATO and then goes just beyond pointing out the problems, but actually offers workable solutions to address these ills, then this is the text for you. What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix It is a well-paced, yet comprehensive read that will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers alike.” 
Michael John Williams, Syracuse University\nNATO, the most successful alliance in history, is beset by unresolved tensions and divergent interests that are undermining its cohesion, credibility and capability. 
In this new book, Mark Webber, James Sperling and Martin Smith explore four key post-Cold War developments that threaten NATO's survival: an overextended geostrategic reach and an unwieldly security policy portfolio; a failure to address capability short-falls and meet defence spending benchmarks; US weariness and European wariness that call NATO into question; and intra-alliance discord over Russia’s place in the European security order and how to deal with Moscow’s destabilization of Georgia and Ukraine. The authors propose in response a range of policy options that could reinvigorate NATO, but conclude with a note of caution. Alliances come and go and most are cast into the dustbin of history. If NATO is to avoid this fate, it must not only address the major problems that trouble it, but also get to grips with future challenges to alliance cohesion and credibility, from Brexit to the emerging contest with China.

Engineering & Transportation

Smith, Martin A.

Webber, Mark

Engineering

Polity

German Unification: Process And Outcomes

Hancock, M. Donald

Welsh, Helga A.

Richter, Michaela

Merkl, Peter H.

Westview Press

The East European revolutions of 1989 led to momentous changes throughout the region. This book analyzes the process of unification and assesses some of the problems facing a united Germany, by offering a synthesis of opinions. In it experts from Germany and the United States examine the deep-seated issues of political identity, painful economic adjustments and Germany's redefined international role.

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European Security: An Introduction to Theory and Practice

Recasting the European Order: Security Architectures and Economic Cooperation (Europe in Change)

Recasting the European Order: Security Architectures and Economic Cooperation (Europe in Change)

Two tiers or two speeds? (Europe in Change)

EU security governance

EU security governance

What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix it

What's Wrong with NATO and How to Fix it

German Unification: Process And Outcomes

German Unification: Process And Outcomes