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European Security and Defence Policy in 2003. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Feb 2009, Pages: 88
Year 1999:
Europe and the rest of the world witness the
emergence of a new and unprecedented political
project: the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
Year 2003:
The United States start the war on Iraq. The European
Union member states are divided about how to react:
Joining the 'coalition of the willing' or saying 'no'
to the war? What started as a mere difference of
opinion leads to a deep crisis. Many experts and
commentators predict the collapse of ESDP.
The two essays in this book analyse ESDP in the
crucial year 2003 and elaborate the question why ESDP
is important for Europe, the transatlantic community
and world security.
The first essay 'In Defence of European Defence: A
European Perspective' is a direct response to Charles
Kupchan's article 'In Defence of European Defence: An
American Perspective' (2000). It highlights the
reasons why ESDP is beneficial and necessary from a
European point of view.
The second essay 'ESDP - Finality of European
Integration and Project of Peace' examines the
potential of ESDP of becoming Europe's peace project
number one and realizing permanent peace in Europe.
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