European Strategic Autonomy and Small States' Security: In the Shadow of Power

ISBN-13: 9781032350073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Česnakas, Giedrius

Opis

This book analyses whether the EU’s drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Small States, International Institutions and European Strategic Autonomy  2. European Strategic Autonomy: The Origins Story  3. Revisiting France’s Commitment to Defence integration: A Case of Political Functionalism  4. Germany: The Renewed Quest for Strategic Autonomy  5. Poland’s Resilient Atlanticism  6. US Foreign Policy during the Biden Presidency: A Reset in the US Approach Towards the EU Strategic Autonomy?  7. Through the Estonian Looking Glass: Can NATO’s Credible Deterrence and EU Strategic Autonomy Succeed Simultaneously?  8. Military Capabilities First, Politics Later: Latvia’s Approach to European Strategic Autonomy  9. European Strategic Autonomy in Lithuania’s Foreign Policy Discourse  10. European Strategic Autonomy: Opportunities and Threats for Denmark  11. Belgium and European Strategic Autonomy  12. Dutch Security and Defence Policy: From Faithful Ally to Pragmatic European  13. A Reluctant Supporter: The Hungarian Perspective on European Strategic Autonomy  14. Shared Values and Common Borders: Why Greece Views European Strategic Autonomy as an Opportunity  15. Conclusions: Domination of Pragmatism Towards the European Strategic Autonomy