Germany and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union: Between Europeanization and National Adaptation [Paperback]

This study assesses the influence of German policy makers on EU policy and the impact of EU membership on foreign policy making at the national level. The book concludes that limitations remain on the Europeanization of German foreign and security policy and Germany's ability to play a leading role in military crisis management.Introduction Germany, the European Community and the Challenges of the End of the Cold War Reforming the Common Foreign and Security Policy Learning to Lead: Germany, Kosovo and the Development of the Common European Security and Defence Policy No Longer a 'Reluctant Power'? Germany's Emergent Leadership Role in ESDP Conclusion: Between Europeanization and National Singularities

'...this work makes a valuable contribution to understanding German policy towards CFSP. The book does a good job at highlighting some of the key political and military deficiences, which will define German FSP for the years to come, and underlines Miskimmon's claim that it has been far less Europeanized than is commonly argued.' - Jan Gaspers, Journal of Common Market Studies

ALISTER MISKIMMON is Lecturer in European Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK where he is also Director of European Studies. His research interests include German and EU foreign and security policy.