The Elusive Quest for European Security

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 1-11

3. The European Defence Community — Precursor to the CFSP?

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 12-41

4. The Rebirth of European Security

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 42-81

5. From Political Community to Uncommon Security

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 82-125

6. Expanding Europe, Decreasing Security

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 126-174

7. Transatlantic Relations and European Security

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 175-200

8. Transatlantic and ‘Euro’ Options — Case Study Yugoslavia

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 201-238

9. Progress towards Defining a Common European Security and Defence Policy: Illusion or Practice

   • Simon Duke

   Pages 239-291

10. Conclusion

    • Simon Duke

    Pages 292-316

11. Back Matter

    Pages 317-406

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The Elusive Quest for European Security provides a detailed overview of the various attempts to incorporate a security and defence role in the European integration process. Consideration is given to why these aspects of the integration process have proven so elusive and what progress has been made towards this goal. The assessment includes topics such as the enlargement of NATO, the EU's Amsterdam Treaty, and the role of the revived Western European Union, as well as the role of the main actors which includes Britain's bid for European leadership in defence, and the changing attitudes of administrations in Washington DC.

• defence policy
• Europe
• NATO

• European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, Netherlands

  Simon Duke

SIMON DUKE graduated from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and then went on to complete his M.Phil and D.Phil degrees at Oxford University. He has since worked and lived in a number of places, including Sweden, the United States, and Hungary. He is author of four books, a co-edited volume, and a number of articles addressing various aspects of European security and defence with an emphasis on transatlantic relations. His publications in the St Antony's series also include US Defence Bases in the United Kingdom: A Matter for Joint Decision? (1987) and The New European Security Disorder (1994). He currently lives in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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