Examining the interplay between geopolitics, the strategic priorities of Europe's most powerful nations, Britain, Germany and France, and the evolution of NATO and CSDP, this book unveils the mechanics of the tension between conflict and cooperation that lies at the heart of European security politics.

Autorentext
Luis Simon is Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium.

Inhalt
List of Maps, Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Geopolitics, Grand Strategy and the EU-NATO Conundrum 2. Geopolitical Change and Grand Strategy in Cold War and Post-Cold War Europe 3. 11 September, national grand strategy and the EU-NATO conundrum 4. Iraq, national grand strategy and the EU-NATO conundrum 5. The EU-NATO conundrum in perspective 6. Conclusions