European Union-United States Security Relations [Hardcover]

The European Union's evolution to become a global actor is examined through its relationship with the United States from the Yomkippur war to the Gulf conflict. Indepth case-studies of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, martial law in Poland 1981-82 and the Kurdish crisis in Iraq 1991 are shown to support a theoretical critique. The dominant 'realist' approach to international relations is unable to adequately explain transatlantic tensions in this period. New frameworks are needed to explain the 'agency-structure' of internal European and EU-US relationships.Acknowledgements - List of Appendices - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: European Community-United States Security Relations - PART 1: THEORETICAL BASES - Theoretical Beginnings - Agencies, Structures and Allies - PART 2: CASE-STUDIES - The Year Of... - Allies, Enemies and Embargoes: The Polish Crisis of 1981-82 - Safe Havens, Enclaves and Alliance Politics: The Kurds of Iraq - Conclusion: Where to with European Community-United States Security Studies? - Bibliography - IndexADAM BRONSTONE