Europe in the Western Alliance: Towards a European Defence Entity?
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
312021151, 9780312021153
Brand
Palgrave Macmillan
Manufacture
Counterpoint International
Manufacture Country
USA
There is today a conjunction of circumstances, pressures and constraints which make greater security cooperation in Western Europe not only possible, but imperative. This book analyzes from many perspectives the political and strategic dilemmas that Europeans now face. It makes a strong case for greater political and military cooperation. It argues for the creation of a European defence identity that will not hinder improvements in East-West relations, nor loosen the ties with the United States on which the security of Western Europe is firmly based. It calls for the seriousness of the situation to be recognized and for statesmen to show the political courage to step out into new paths.