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The European Neutrals and NATO

Non-alignment, Partnership, Membership?

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Editors:
  1. Andrew Cottey

    1. Department of Government, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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  • Offers first detailed comparative analysis of the partnership between the main European neutral states and NATO
  • Explores different explanations of the European neutral states' foreign and security policy choices
  • Analysis is supported by case studies written by leading experts

Part of the book series: New Security Challenges (NSECH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: The European Neutral States

    • Andrew Cottey
    Pages 1-20

  3. European Neutrality in Historical Perspective

    • Andrew Cottey
    Pages 21-44

  4. NATO’s Partnerships

    • Andrew Cottey
    Pages 45-72

  5. ‘The Allied Partner’: Sweden and NATO Through the Realist–Idealist Lens

    • Magnus Petersson
    Pages 73-96

  6. Finland and NATO: Strategic Choices and Identity Conceptions

    • Tuomas Forsberg
    Pages 97-127

  7. Austria: Engaged Neutrality

    • Heinz Gärtner
    Pages 129-149

  8. Ireland and NATO: A Distinctly Low-Profile Partnership

    • Andrew Cottey
    Pages 151-179

  9. Switzerland and NATO: From Non-Relationship to Cautious Partnership

    • Christian Nünlist
    Pages 181-210

  10. The Europe Neutrals and NATO: Future Prospects

    • Andrew Cottey
    Pages 211-229

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 231-237
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About this book

This book provides the first detailed comparative analysis of the unusual partnership between the main European neutral states and NATO. Neutrality and alliance membership are fundamentally incompatible, but through the vehicle of NATO’s post-Cold War partnerships the European neutral states and NATO have found a way to bridge this gap and cooperate with one another. Based on case studies of Austria, Finland, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland written by leading experts, this book explores the detail of each country’s relationship with NATO, the factors shaping those relationships and whether any of these states are likely to abandon neutrality and join NATO. The book also contributes to broader work on foreign policy by exploring different explanations of the European neutral states’ foreign and security policy choices.

This book will be of interest to scholars of the European neutral states, NATO and European security, as well as to those interested in understanding the dynamics behind states foreign policy choices.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Government, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Andrew Cottey

About the editor

Andrew Cottey is Senior Lecturer and Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, Department of Government, University College Cork, Ireland. His research focuses on European security and his publications include Security in 21st Century Europe (Palgrave Macmillan).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The European Neutrals and NATO

  • Book Subtitle: Non-alignment, Partnership, Membership?

  • Editors: Andrew Cottey

  • Series Title: New Security Challenges

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59524-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59523-2Published: 20 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95544-2Published: 23 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59524-9Published: 05 December 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2731-0329

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-0337

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 237

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: European Politics, Military and Defence Studies

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