The Promise and Reality of European Security Cooperation: States, Interests, and Institutions

by Peter Loedel, Mary McKenzie

Overview

Providing a timely account of European security developments, this edited collection delves into the theoretical and political debates central to European security cooperation. The essays analyze the interaction between states and institutions as they shape European security cooperation in the wake of the Cold War.

After outlining the goals and context of the project, the book turbans to case studies of the roles and policies of the U.S., Russia, Germany, and France. European security, institutions, and arms control regimes, such as the European Union, the Western European Union, NATO, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are examined. Conventional forces in Europe, and confidence and security building measures are also explored. Throughout, the contributors focus on the possibilities and limits of security cooperation as Europe prepares for the next century. Students and scholars concerned with international security issues, international relations theory, and European security and politics will be particularly interested.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275959494
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/19/1998
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in Afro-
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

MARY M. McKENZIE is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Grossmont College.

PETER H. LOEDEL is Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Chester University.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Ernst-Otto Czempiel
Introduction: States and Institutions in European Security by Mary M. McKenzie and Peter H. Loedel
From Double Containment to Double Vision: The Fragmentation of America's Europe Policy in the Post-Cold-War Era by Steve D. Boilard
Russia and European Security: The Case against NATO's Eastward Expansion by Sabine Huebner-Monien
Searching for Security: Redefining Germany's Security Interests by Peter H. Loedel
Redefining Grandeur: France and European Security after the Cold War by Robert Ladrech
The Construction of the European Pillar: Beyond the Status Quo??? by Mary M. McKenzie
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: Institutional Reform and Political Reality by Richard E. Rupp and Mary M. McKenzie
Multilateral Security Regimes: The Politics of CFE and CSBMs by Graeme P. Auton
The Balkan Conflict: The Test Case for European Security Cooperation by Richard E. Rupp
Conclusion: Interests, Institutions, and European Security Cooperation by Peter H. Loedel and Mary M. McKenzie
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Political scientists utilize the most current theories and hypotheses in the field to examine European security cooperation and scrutinize the developing European order, looking into the old school of realism and the new school of institutionalism to find out which is more capable of explaining what is occurring. They submit that the political reality is more complex than a single theory can claim. Topics include the case against NATO's eastward expansion, redefining Germany's security interests, and the Balkan conflict. Editors and authors consider themselves intellectual heirs of Wolfram Hanrieder. Of interest to political scientists, politicians, diplomats, and other policy makers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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