Investigates the background to, processes for, and objectives of British, French and German engagementwith the CFSPUses a combination of detailed documentary analysis and interviews with senior officials and politicians in London, Paris, Berlin and BrusselsReveals is the dynamism inherent in the relationship between each state and the CFSP

Autorentext
Nicholas Wright is Teaching Fellow in EU Politics at University College London. He has worked on major EU-focused research projects examining the European Commission and General Secretariat of the Council; has written on a range of British and German foreign policy topics; and contributed to UK parliamentary inquiries on the foreign and defence policy implications of Brexit.

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Investigates the background to, processes for, and objectives of British, French and German engagementwith the CFSPUses a combination of detailed documentary analysis and interviews with senior officials and politicians in London, Paris, Berlin and BrusselsReveals is the dynamism inherent in the relationship between each state and the CFSP

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: From pusillanimous realism to defensive engagement: Britain's changing relationship with the CFSP.- Chapter 3: Institutional structures and processes: British foreign policy-making and the CFSP.- Chapter 4: Winding up the machine: How the UK engages with the CFSP.- Chapter 5: From perennial follower to 'reluctant' leader? Germany's relationship with the CFSP.- Chapter 6: Institutional structures and processes: German foreign policy-making and the CFSP.- Chapter 7: Emerging leadership: How Germany engages with the CFSP.- Chapter 8: Countering proliferation: the Iran nuclear negotiations (2002-2015).- Chapter 9: The establishment of the European External Action Service.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.