EUROPEAN SECURITY AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AFTER 9/11 AND THE IRAQ WAR; ED. BY HEINZ GARTNER

At a time of unprecedented turmoil in the transatlantic relationship, as America asserts its right to act unilaterally to defend itself against terrorism and Europeans are increasingly aggressive in promoting a multilateralist approach to security issues, this book examines the post-9/11 and Iraqi war security environment, especially the impact on NATO and transatlantic relations as the European Union seeks to build a unified foreign and defense policy that will enable Europeans to play a fuller role in the international system. At A Time Of Unprecedented Turmoil In The Transatlantic Relationship, This Book Addresses A Number Of The Key Security Challenges That Confront Decision-makers On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. The Contributors Examine The Widening Divergences In Western Threat Perceptions And Investigate Religiously-motivated Terrorism Both As A Socio-political Phenomenon And As A Security Threat. The Risks And Unique Challenges Posed By The Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction Are Examined And The Viability Of New Arms Control And Disarmament Regimes To Tackle These Dangers Is Assessed. Finally, The Book Examines What The Impact Of The Post-9/11 Security Environment Has Been On The Evolution Of Both Nato And The European Security System.--jacket. Defining The Enemy / Susan E. Penksa -- A Revolution In Strategy? / Jan Willem Honig -- Strategic Terrorism / Friedrich Steinhausler -- Peering Into The Abyss / Ian M. Cuthbertson -- The European Response To International Terrorism / Georg Witschel -- Transatlantic Relations After 9/11 And Iraq / Regina Karp -- Three Fictions Of Transatlantic Relations / Daniel N. Nelson -- European Security And Transatlantic Relations After 9/11 And The Wars In Afghanistan And Iraq / Heinz Gartner -- Nato Cohesion From Afghanistan To Iraq / Christian Tuschhoff -- The European 'centaur' / Adrian Hyde-price -- The European Union And Crisis Management / Kari Mottola -- The Osce Response To 9/11 / P. Terrence Hopmann -- Multilateral Arms Control As A Response To Nbc Proliferation / Alexander Kelle -- What Future For Europe's Security And Defense Policy? / Heiko Borchert And Daniel Maurer. Edited By Heinz Gärtner And Ian M. Cuthbertson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1403936854......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 List of Tables and Figures......Page 9 Notes on the Contributors......Page 10 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 14 Introduction......Page 17 Part I New Risks and Challenges......Page 33 1 Defining the Enemy: EU and US Threat Perceptions After 9/11......Page 35 2 A Revolution in Strategy? Conducting War in an Age of Rogues......Page 49 3 Strategic Terrorism: Threats and Risk Assessment......Page 64 4 Peering into the Abyss: Understanding and Combating NBC Terrorism......Page 82 5 The European Response to International Terrorism......Page 98 Part II The Transatlantic Relationship......Page 117 6 Transatlantic Relations after 9/11 and Iraq: Continuities and Discontinuities......Page 119 7 Three Fictions of Transatlantic Relations......Page 134 8 European Security and Transatlantic Relations after 9/11 and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq......Page 150 9 NATO Cohesion from Afghanistan to Iraq......Page 165 Part III European Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention......Page 181 10 The European ‘Centaur’: Power and Authority in Europe’s Society of States......Page 183 11 The European Union and Crisis Management......Page 199 12 The OSCE Response to 9/11......Page 215 13 Multilateral Arms Control as a Response to NBC Proliferation: a New Transatlantic Divide?......Page 231 14 What Future for Europe’s Security and Defense Policy? Five Scenarios for the Year 2020......Page 247 Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 264 C......Page 281 E......Page 282 K......Page 283 O......Page 284 S......Page 285 W......Page 286 Y......Page 287 ISBN-13: 9781403936851 1403936854 1 Contents 7 List of Tables and Figures 9 Notes on the Contributors 10 Preface and Acknowledgements 14 Introduction 17 Part I New Risks and Challenges 33 1 Defining the Enemy: EU and US Threat Perceptions After 9/11 35 2 A Revolution in Strategy? Conducting War in an Age of Rogues 49 3 Strategic Terrorism: Threats and Risk Assessment 64 4 Peering into the Abyss: Understanding and Combating NBC Terrorism 82 5 The European Response to International Terrorism 98 Part II The Transatlantic Relationship 117 6 Transatlantic Relations after 9/11 and Iraq: Continuities and Discontinuities 119 7 Three Fictions of Transatlantic Relations 134 8 European Security and Transatlantic Relations after 9/11 and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 150 9 NATO Cohesion from Afghanistan to Iraq 165 Part III European Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention 181 10 The European ‘Centaur’: Power and Authority in Europe’s Society of States 183 11 The European Union and Crisis Management 199 12 The OSCE Response to 9/11 215 13 Multilateral Arms Control as a Response to NBC Proliferation: a New Transatlantic Divide? 231 14 What Future for Europe’s Security and Defense Policy? Five Scenarios for the Year 2020 247 Conclusions and Recommendations 264 Index 281 A 281 B 281 C 281 D 282 E 282 F 283 G 283 H 283 I 283 J 283 K 283 L 284 M 284 N 284 O 284 P 285 Q 285 R 285 S 285 T 286 U 286 V 286 W 286 Y 287 At a time of unprecedented turmoil in the transatlantic relationship, this book addresses a number of the key security challenges that confront decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic. The contributors examine the widening divergences in Western threat perceptions and investigate religiously motivated terrorism as both a socio-political phenomenon and as a security threat. The risks and unique challenges posed by the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction are examined and the viability of new arms control and disarmament regimes to tackle these dangers is assessed. Finally, the book examines what the impact of the post-9/11 security environment has been on the evolution of both NATO and the European Security System. The book explores whether NATO is losing or radically changing its traditional role of collective defence organization after the war in Iraq. Will the war on terrorism reinvigorate NATO, or will it merely become a convenient military 'toolbox' for the United States to dip into to construct 'coalitions of the willing'? The book also examines what the future prospects are for creating an effective and worthwhile European Security and Defence Policy that would enable Europe to play a full international role as partners of the US At a time of unprecedented turmoil in the transatlantic relationship, as America asserts its right to act unilaterally to defend itself against terrorism and Europeans are increasingly aggressive in promoting a multilateralist approach to security issues, this book examines the post-9/11 and Iraqi war security environment, especially the impact on NATO and transatlantic relations as the European Union seeks to build a unified foreign and defence policy that will enable Europeans to play a fuller role in the international system.