Overview
- Investigates the background to, processes for, and objectives of British, French and German engagement
- Uses a combination of detailed documentary analysis and interviews with senior officials and politicians in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels
- Reveals is the dynamism inherent in the relationship between each state and the CFSP
Part of the book series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies (NPG)
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This book examines the impact on member states of long-term foreign policy co-operation through the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Focusing on Germany and the UK, it provides an up-to-date account of how they have navigated and responded to the demands co-operation places on all member states and how their national foreign policies and policy-making processes have changed and adapted as a consequence. As well as exploring in depth the foreign policy traditions and institutions in both states, the book also offers detailed analyses of how they addressed two major policy questions: the Iranian nuclear crisis; and the establishment and development of the European External Action Service. The book’s synthesis of country and case studies seeks to add to our understanding of the nature of inter-state co-operation in the area of foreign and security policy and what it means for the states involved.
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Keywords
- European Union
- Foreign Policy
- Security Policy
- France
- Germany
- UK
- constructivism
- supranationalist theoretical analysis
- Common Foreign and Security Policy
- supranationalist theorising
- national-level institutions
- realism
- defensive engagement
- EU foreign policy
- foreign policy co-operation
- Brexit
- political and strategic leadership
- NATO
- reflexive multilateralism
- institutional structures and processes
- european union politics
Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nicholas Wright is Teaching Fellow in EU Politics at University College London. He has worked on major EU-focused research projects examining the European Commission and General Secretariat of the Council; has written on a range of British and German foreign policy topics; and contributed to UK parliamentary inquiries on the foreign and defence policy implications of Brexit.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in Germany and the UK
Book Subtitle: Co-Operation, Co-Optation and Competition
Authors: Nicholas Wright
Series Title: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93470-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93469-3Published: 23 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06668-0Published: 13 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93470-9Published: 11 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2947-6747
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6755
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 309
Topics: European Union Politics, Foreign Policy, International Security Studies, British Politics, German Politics, French Politics