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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- How to Achieve Defence Cooperation in Europe?: The Subregional Approach -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Scholarship on defence cooperation in Europe -- The argument -- Key concepts -- Multinational defence cooperation (MDC) in Europe -- Defence Policy Communities (DPC) -- Theoretical framework -- Factors that are needed to establish MDCs in Europe successfully -- 1. The existence of the European security community -- 2. The perception that individual European armed forces do not have appropriate funds for defence -- 3. Previous defence collaborations between the participating states -- 1. Strong leadership by a group of enthusiastic high-level officials and good interpersonal chemistry between them -- 2. A supportive political milieu for the defence cooperation -- Interactions among factors -- Outline of the book -- 2 Multinational Defence Cooperation in Europe -- Multinational defence cooperation in Europe and the subregional dimension -- The evolution of defence cooperation in Europe between 1990 and 2010 -- Conclusion -- 3 Conceptualizing Defence Cooperation -- The case studies: Lancaster House Treaties, NORDEFCO, CEDC -- Developing the theoretical framework -- Rival Explanation 1: lack of progress on pan-European/transatlantic defence cooperation -- Rival Explanation 2: effects of the financial crisis -- Rival Explanation 3: convergent threat perceptions -- Why were the subregional MDCs created? The empirically based patterns -- Factors necessary for the establishment of subregional MDCs: a generic framework -- Structural factors -- The existence of the European security community -- The perception that individual European armed forces do not have appropriate funds for defence |
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Previous long-standing defence collaborations between the participating countries -- Situational factors -- Strong leadership by a group of enthusiastic high-level officials and good interpersonal chemistry between them -- Supportive political milieu for subregional multinational defence cooperation -- Conclusion -- 4 The European Security Community -- Dissatisfaction with the shared meanings created and uploaded: the Lancaster House Treaties -- Different institutional memberships as the impetus for cooperation: NORDEFCO -- Social learning by superficial downloading: CEDC -- Conclusion -- 5 Defence Budgets -- Doing it nationally: the Lancaster House Treaties -- The problem of critical mass of capabilities: NORDEFCO -- Drastic defence budget cuts result in drastic capability cuts: CEDC -- Conclusion -- 6 Previous Defence Collaborations -- Recurring adaptive expectations: the Lancaster House Treaties -- Cooperation on peacekeeping during the Cold War: NORDEFCO -- Learning effects facilitate investing set-up costs: CEDC -- Conclusion -- 7 Strong Leadership and Chemistry -- Positive North Atlantic attitudes: the Lancaster House Treaties -- Military leaders with an academic affinity: NORDEFCO -- Military officers in policy jobs: CEDC -- Conclusion -- 8 Supportive Political Milieu -- The role of domestic politics: the Lancaster House Treaties -- Wider subregional support: NORDEFCO -- Borrowing policy frames from other defence collaborations: CEDC -- Conclusion -- 9 How to Achieve Defence Cooperation in Europe -- Dynamics between the structural and situational factors: the theoretical model -- The Lancaster House Treaties -- The Nordic Defence Cooperation -- The Central European Defence Cooperation -- 10 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover |
| Summary |
This timely analysis of security in Europe identifies the factors that enable and hinder the creation of networks of defence cooperation across the continent |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 10, 2022) |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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European Union.
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| SUBJECT |
European Union fast |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization fast |
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National security -- Europe -- International cooperation
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National security -- Europe
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Military readiness
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National security
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National security -- International cooperation
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Europe -- Defenses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045660
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1529209447 |
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9781529209457 |
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1529209455 |
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9781529209440 |
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