European Union-United States Security Relations
Author | : A. Bronstone |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 1997-09-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230389847 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230389848 |
Rating | : 4/5 (848 Downloads) |
Download or read book European Union-United States Security Relations written by A. Bronstone and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union's evolution to become a global actor is examined through its relationship with the United States from the Yomkippur war to the Gulf conflict. Indepth case-studies of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, martial law in Poland 1981-82 and the Kurdish crisis in Iraq 1991 are shown to support a theoretical critique. The dominant 'realist' approach to international relations is unable to adequately explain transatlantic tensions in this period. New frameworks are needed to explain the 'agency-structure' of internal European and EU-US relationships.