European Union--United States security relations : transatlantic tensions and the theory of international relations

Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and suslai ned forest sources. Front Matter....Pages i-viii European Community—United States Security Relations....Pages 1-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Theoretical Beginnings....Pages 19-37 Agencies, Structures and Allies....Pages 38-63 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 The Year of.......Pages 67-119 Allies, Enemies and Embargoes: The Polish Crisis of 1981–82....Pages 120-172 Safe Havens, Enclaves and Alliance Politics: The Kurds of Iraq....Pages 173-223 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Where to with European Union—United States Security Studies?....Pages 227-249 Back Matter....Pages 250-282 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.