Germany and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-21

3. Germany, the European Community and the Challenges of the End of the Cold War

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   Pages 22-62

4. Reforming the Common Foreign and Security Policy

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   Pages 63-99

5. Learning to Lead: Germany, Kosovo and the Development of the Common European Security and Defence Policy

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   Pages 100-144

6. No Longer a ‘Reluctant Power’? Germany’s Emergent Leadership Role in ESDP

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   Pages 145-185

7. Conclusion — Between Europeanisation and National Singularities

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   Pages 186-198

8. Back Matter

   Pages 199-265

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This study assesses the influence of German policy makers on EU policy and the impact of EU membership on foreign policy making at the national level. The book concludes that limitations remain on the Europeanization of German foreign and security policy and Germany's ability to play a leading role in military crisis management.

• cold war
• Common Foreign and Security Policy
• crisis management
• Europe
• European security
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• foreign policy
• Germany
• Policy

'...this work makes a valuable contribution to understanding German policy towards CFSP. The book does a good job at highlighting some of the key political and military deficiences, which will define German FSP for the years to come, and underlines Miskimmon's claim that it has been far less Europeanized than is commonly argued.' - Jan Gaspers, Journal of Common Market Studies

• Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

  Alister Miskimmon

ALISTER MISKIMMON is Lecturer in European Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK where he is also Director of European Studies. His research interests include German and EU foreign and security policy.

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