Strategic Cultures in Europe

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-6

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2. Introduction

   • Heiko Biehl, Bastian Giegerich, Alexandra Jonas

   Pages 7-17

3. Austria

   • Arnold H. Kammel

   Pages 19-29

4. Belgium

   • Sven Biscop

   Pages 31-41

5. Bulgaria

   • Liubomir K. Topaloff

   Pages 43-54

6. Cyprus

   • Vsevolod Samokhvalov

   Pages 55-67

7. Czech Republic

   • Jan Jireš

   Pages 69-83

8. Denmark

   • Sten Rynning

   Pages 85-97

9. Estonia

   • Kadi Salu, Erik Männik

   Pages 99-111

10. Finland

    • Antti Seppo, Tuomas Forsberg

    Pages 113-123

11. France

    • Bastien Irondelle, Olivier Schmitt

    Pages 125-137

12. Germany

    • Julian Junk, Christopher Daase

    Pages 139-152

13. Greece

    • Spyros Economides

    Pages 153-164

14. Hungary

    • Péter TPálas, Tamas Csiki

    Pages 165-179

15. Ireland

    • Daniel Keohane

    Pages 181-191

16. Italy

    • Alessandro Marrone, Federica Di Camillo

    Pages 193-206

17. Latvia

    • Airis Rikveilis

    Pages 207-216

18. Lithuania

    • Margarita Šešelgytė

    Pages 217-228

19. Luxembourg

    • Pierre-Louis Lorenz

    Pages 229-242

20. Malta

    • Roderick Pace

    Pages 243-253

European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of ‘strategic culture’, in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots. ​

• Country Case Studies
• European Defence Cooperation
• Security and Defence Policy
• Strategic Culture

• Berlin, Germany

  Heiko Biehl, Bastian Giegerich, Alexandra Jonas

Dr. Heiko Biehl is Research Director at the Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.

Dr. Bastian Giegerich is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences and Consulting Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Alexandra Jonas, M.A., is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.

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