Elusive Quest for European Security

SIMON DUKE graduated from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and then went on to complete his M.Phil and D.Phil degrees at Oxford University. He has since worked and lived in a number of places, including Sweden, the United States, and Hungary. He is author of four books, a co-edited volume, and a number of articles addressing various aspects of European security and defence with an emphasis on transatlantic relations. His publications in the St Antony's series also include US Defence Bases in the United Kingdom: A Matter for Joint Decision? (1987) and The New European Security Disorder (1994). He currently lives in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

'Few of those following current developments in European defence integration know much about the history of this highly sensitive issue over the past 50 years, and the recurring themes each time proposals have been advanced. Simon Duke's new study provides the context today's policy-makers and students need, linking negotiations among European governments with the transatlantic dimension, and considering how far the end of the cold war has transformed the context within which the French, German, British and other leading governments define the questions at stake. This will be on my bookshelf and booklist for years to come.' - William Wallace, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science '...a sound investment for any serious student of contemporary European security issues or European integration more generally...the most sober, balanced, and lucidly written studies of the past, present condition, and future prospects of the Atlantic Alliance...This volume is highly recommended' - Carl Hodge, Journal of European Security

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Glossary Introduction The European Defence Community - Shadow of the CFSP? The Rebirth of European Security From Political Community to Uncommon Security? Expanding Europe, Decreasing Security? Transatlantic Relations and European Security? Transatlantic and 'Euro' Options - case study Yugoslavia Progress Towards Defining the Common Defence Policy: Illusion or Practice? Conclusions Appendices Index