Subregional cooperation in the new Europe : building security, prosperity, and solidarity from the Barents to the Black Sea

Based on a major international research project undertaken by The Institute for East West Studies, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of an important, but little explored, feature of post-Cold War Europe: the emergence of subregional cooperation in areas such as the Barents, the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and the Black Sea. It analyses the role of subregional cooperation in the new Europe, provides detailed case studies of the new subregional groups and examines their relations with NATO and the European Union. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-7 European Security at the End of the Twentieth Century: The Subregional Contribution....Pages 8-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 The Barents Euro-Arctic Council....Pages 23-45 The Council of Baltic Sea States....Pages 46-68 The Visegrad Group and Beyond: Security Cooperation in Central Europe....Pages 69-89 The Central European Free Trade Agreement: Problems, Experiences, Prospects....Pages 90-112 The Central European Initiative....Pages 113-127 The Black Sea Economic Cooperation: Will Hopes Become Reality?....Pages 128-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 The Role of Subregional Cooperation in Post-Cold War Europe: Integration, Security, Democracy....Pages 153-183 Subregional Cooperation and the New European Security Architecture....Pages 184-212 Emerging Subregional Cooperation Processes: South-Eastern Europe, The Newly Independent States and the Mediterranean....Pages 213-240 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Conclusion....Pages 243-253 Back Matter....Pages 255-280 Based on a major international research project undertaken by the East West Institute, and written by a group of leading specialists, Subregional Cooperation in the New Europe provides the first comprehensive analysis of an important but little explored feature of post-Cold War Europe: the emergence of subregional cooperation in areas such as the Barents, the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and the Black Sea. This book analyses the contribution of subregional cooperation to European security. It includes detailed case-studies of the new subregional groups and examines their relations with the larger European organizations, particularly NATO and the European Union