This book shows how France and Britain are leaders in EU security and defense policy, and explains why both states need each other in this policy area. The lack

This volume addresses how and in what capacity the European Union and its member states are able to respond to fundamental shifts occurring in global politics a

​This book explores the multilayer nexus among inter-related international and regional security parameters that critically define the EU’s rapidly changing

This is the first integrated analysis of all aspects of security cooperation in western Europe from 1945 to 1991. It provides an accessible yet sophisticated su

In the post-Cold war period new security threats have arisen in Western Europe. Amongst these, organized crime and illegal immigration are acknowledged to repre