The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in Germany and the UK - Co-Operation, Co-Optation and Competition

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.

• Introduction

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  Pages 1-36

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• From Pusillanimous Realism to Defensive Engagement: Britain’s Changing Relationship with the CFSP

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  Pages 41-65

• Institutional Structures and Processes: British Foreign Policy-Making and the CFSP

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  Pages 67-86

• Winding Up the Machine: How the UK Engages with the CFSP

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  Pages 87-109

• From Perennial Follower to ‘Reluctant’ Leader? Germany’s Relationship with the CFSP

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  Pages 115-143

• Institutional Structures and Processes: German Foreign Policy-Making and the CFSP

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  Pages 145-164

• Emerging Leadership: How Germany Engages with the CFSP

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  Pages 165-191

• Countering Proliferation: The Iran Nuclear Negotiations (2002–15)

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  Pages 195-223

• The Establishment of the European External Action Service

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  Pages 225-251

• Conclusion

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