The Western European Union At The Crossroads: Between Trans-atlantic Solidarity And European Integration

by G. Wyn Rees, G Wyn Rees

Overview

This book investigates the institutional and operational development of the Western European Union (WEU) and its proposed enlargement. It assesses the motivations of its leading members and the progress made toward enhancing the WEU's role in the 1996-97 Intergovernmental Conference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367273750
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction — The History of the WEU — Revitalisation in the 1980s — Post Cold War to Maastricht — Relations Between the WEU and the European Union — Relations Between the WEU and NATO — The Enlargement of the WEU — The Inter-governmental Conference and the WEU — Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Focuses on the current role of the Union, which was subordinate to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the Cold War but has been seen since as a potential rival policy making body. Investigates its institutional and organizational development; its prospects for enlarging; the motivations of its leading members, France, Germany, and Britain; and the enhance of its role in the 1996-97 Intergovernmental Conference. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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