The Daedalus European Security: The Interactions of NATO, EU, WEU
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Volume: 71 pages, pdf
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From the beginning of the 90's the future of the European security was linked to the vision of the replacement of the old bipolar structures with new co-operative ones. These would lead to the establishment of a new Pan European co-operative security regime, in which the new challenges and risks would be dealt. Although the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) could constitute the main forum in which a new effort would develop, mainly because of its membership which includes the United States, Canada and Russia, Í ÁÔÏ has emerged finally as the main organiser of the new European security architecture.
Ten years after key elements of the new European security include a transformed and expanded NATO and a European Union committed to pursue a common defence and security policy. The first steps have been already made, but are they in the right direction, do they promote the desirable co-operative security regime for the whole Europe? The study examines how the European security structures evolved after the end of the Cold War by exploring the policies of the US and the major European actors with an eye to evaluate the progress that has been made towards the establishment of a new co-operative perception of security throughout Europe.