Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union Defence Cooperation

European Defence Cooperation (1984) considers the varied elements of European defence cooperation and the obstacles to further development of a European pillar within NATO. It argues that closer cooperation would alleviate several problems, including differences between the US and Europe. European Defence Cooperation (1984) considers the varied elements of European defence cooperation and the obstacles to further development of a European pillar within NATO. It argues that closer cooperation would alleviate several problems, including differences between the US and Europe; public unease about defence policies; and constraints on defence expenditure. With references to four areas (nuclear weapons and strategy, arms control, conventional forces and out-of-area activities) it discusses the prospects for increased cooperation, and makes proposals for changes in policy and in institutional arrangements.