Readings in European Security. Volume 2
Readings in European Security. Volume 2
Contributor(s): Dana H. Allin (Editor), Michael Emerson (Editor), Marius Vahl (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: Transatlantic defence-industrial cooperation; American policy; Military policy; Use of force; Nuclear non-proliferation regime; Turkey and EU; Old and New Europe;
Summary/Abstract: This second volume of Readings in European Security vividly reflects the continuing changes that profoundly affect the factors shaping the security of the European continent. For a historian in the future, thework undertaken by the CEPS-IISS European Security Forum since 2001will appear in sharp contrast to the sort of issues that were at the heart of security concerns during the 1970s and 1980s, dominated by East-West confrontation.This second volume of Readings in European Security contains the complete set of working papers commissioned by the CEPS–IISS European Security Forum in 2003 (Nos. 10-15), during a period of profound change in the international security environment. These papers illuminate the big issues in European security such as the recently unveiled European security strategy, pre-emptive military action and the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. In-depth analysis is provided on Europe’s approach to regions such as Turkey and the Greater Middle East. Independent experts present EU, US and Russian viewpoints on each topic. Each set of papers is prefaced by an Introduction by the Chairman, François Heisbourg, Director of the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique in Paris.
Series: CEPS Paperback Series
- Print-ISBN-13: 92-9079-468-2
- Page Count: 232
- Publication Year: 2004
- Language: English
Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Cooperation and American Policy: An American View
Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Cooperation and American Policy: An American View
(Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Cooperation and American Policy: An American View)
- Author(s):Gordon Adams
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
- Page Range:7-20
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Cooperation; Defence programs; Governments; Europe; USA;
- Summary/Abstract:Defence industrial cooperation across the Atlantic has fallen on bad days in recent years. The number of official transatlantic defence programmes has dwindled to a handful, of which the frequently-threatened MEADS air defence system isthe most notable. Increasingly, for major defence acquisition programmes, such as air transport and missiles, European governments are showing a ninclination to ‘buy European’, while the US tradition of ‘buy American’ remains as hardy as ever.
European and Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Strategies: A European View
European and Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Strategies: A European View
(European and Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Strategies: A European View)
- Author(s):Burkard Schmitt
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Financial Markets
- Page Range:21-27
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:European and Transatlantic Defence-Industrial Strategies; International relations; governments cooperation;
- Summary/Abstract:The history of transatlantic armaments cooperation goes back to the beginning of the cold war. Since then, however, the nature of cooperation has changed considerably, from the simple licensing of US systems to Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s to co-production arrangements in the 1970s, followed by government-to-government joint development in the 1980s and 1990s. In recent years, industry-led cooperation has become the most prominent feature.
Pre-emptive military action and the legitimate use of force
Pre-emptive military action and the legitimate use of force
(Pre-emptive military action and the legitimate use of force)
- Author(s):Carl Bildt, Alexander I. Nikitin, Walter B. Slocombe, François Heisbourg
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Studies in violence and power, Peace and Conflict Studies
- Page Range:28-62
- No. of Pages:35
- Keywords:Military action; Legitimate use of force; security; Government; peace and conflict;
- Summary/Abstract:The eleventh meeting of the European Security Forum focused on what is becoming known as the Bush doctrine. The proceedings were underpinned by three particularly penetrating papers, which should beread at leisure, as a brief summing-up will not suffice to convey their full scope. Walter Slocombe, in his oral presentation, emphasised the need to handle the prevention/pre-emption debate as distinct from the unilateralism / multilateralism discussion: although they intersect, they are analytically separate. Conversely, he tied the prevention/pre-emption debate to the specific requirements of non-proliferation, while noting that prevention/pre-emption tend to be a limited element of non-proliferation policy given the inherent difficulties of implementation: it is easier to assert apolicy of pre-emption than to execute it effectively. Mr Slocombe also underscored the elements of continuity of the US National Security Strategy(NSS) with US and international law.
The future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime
The future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime
(The future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime)
- Author(s):Gary Samore, Bruno Tertrais, Vladimir A. Orlov
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense
- Page Range:63-81
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:Nuclear non-proliferation regime; Security and defence;
- Summary/Abstract:The international nuclear non-proliferation regime is presently under siege from several different directions. Among the litany of pressures and problems: • The US is considering development of a new class of nuclear weapons that could eventually require the resumption of nuclear testing, which would almost certainly set off a new round of nuclear tests by the nuclear weapons states. • Despite improvements, Russia’s security and control over its vast stocks of nuclear materials, equipment and technology remains vulnerable, and the leak of nuclear assistance to countries such as Iran remains aproblem. • Efforts to begin negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) appear hopelessly deadlocked in Geneva, with little prospect for progress in the immediate future.
Turkey's strategic future
Turkey's strategic future
(Turkey's strategic future)
- Author(s):Natalie Tocci, Henry J. Barkey, Natalia Oultchenko, Hüseyin Bağci, Şaban Kardaş, François Heisbourg
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Comparative politics, Peace and Conflict Studies
- Page Range:82-148
- No. of Pages:67
- Keywords:European Security Forum; Turkey's strategic future; Government; military policy; Security;
- Summary/Abstract:The European Security Forum’s meeting about Turkey’s strategic future took place shortly after the end of combat operations in Iraq, against the backdrop of redefined US-Turkish relations. To set the stage, we had four papers: “Anchoring Turkey in Europe”, by Nathalie Tocci (Research Fellow at CEPS); “A US View”, by Henri J. Barkey (Head of the Dept. of International Relations, Lehigh University); “A Russian View” by Natalia Oultchenkov (Head of the Turkey Desk, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences); and “Post-11 September Impact: The Strategic Importance of Turkey Revisited”, by Hüseyin Bagci and Saban Kardas (both are Professors at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara).
European security strategy: Is it for real?
European security strategy: Is it for real?
(European security strategy: Is it for real?)
- Author(s):Yuri E. Fedorov, Roberto Menotti, Dana H. Allin, François Heisbourg
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
- Page Range:149-180
- No. of Pages:32
- Keywords:European security strategy; International relations; EU; USA; military policy; Security policy;
- Summary/Abstract:The written presentations of our panellists – Roberto Menotti (Research Fellow, Aspen Institute Italia), Dana Allin (Senior Fellow, IISS,London) and Yuri Fedorov (Deputy Director of the Institute for Applied International Studies, Moscow) – were completed by a number of remarks, having been urged by the Chairman to dwell on the following issues:• the nature of the EU’s strategic interests and notably the importance of distant contingencies – such as Korea and Kashmir – as compared with Europe’s ‘near abroad’;• the impact of the difference in strategic cultures between the EU and the US (as well as within the EU itself); and• the long-term evolution of EU-US strategic relations.
What strategy for the greater Middle East?
What strategy for the greater Middle East?
(What strategy for the greater Middle East?)
- Author(s):Michael Stürmer, Steven Simon, Irina Zvyagelskaya, François Heisbourg
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
- Page Range:181-207
- No. of Pages:27
- Keywords:Middle East; Constitutional Treaty; European security policy; The Greater Middle East;
- Summary/Abstract:We were fortunate in having ahead of the meeting three thoughtful, broad-spectrum papers from which to work. All three of the authors of the papers were asked by the Chairman to pronounce on the validity of the ‘Greater Middle East’ (GME) concept. Michael Stürmer, who made the first presentation, commented that there is a certainunity to the region, notably in terms of the problems it shares. In referring to his paper, he warned against the American tendency to see democracy as apanacea, as it takes a very long time indeed to establish democracy in cultural terms. In the interval, the Americans should make sure that they really want what they say they want.
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
(About the Contributors)
- Author(s):Author Not Specified
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Editorial
- Page Range:209-218
- No. of Pages:10
