Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Introduces a new approach to understand European security governance and strategic autonomy
- Argues that differentiated integration is seen as an asset rather than a challenge
- Explores how European strategic autonomy can be achieved
Part of the book series: The European Union in International Affairs (EUIA)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This is an open access book. With the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, European security has been put on high alert. The implications of the Russian military invasion are many and difficult to grasp in full. However, the need for greater European strategic autonomy appears increasingly evident. The book argues that strategic autonomy may be reached—also in the short run—if differentiated integration is seen as an asset rather than a challenge. While the EU (together with NATO) remains the core in such a system, there is a multitude sub-regional integration processes that need to be taken into account to get the full idea of how European strategic autonomy can be achieved.
Reviews
“The successive crises the EU has undergone, notably with the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have highlighted dramatically how European security includes while spans well beyond defence. Picking up from this cue, this book masterfully expands the notion of European strategic autonomy across different areas while highlighting its fundamental compatibility with the goal of building stronger partnerships beyond the EU’s borders.”
— Nathalie Tocci, director at IAI in Rome
“European Actorness in a Shifting Geopolitical Context is a timely and thought-provoking contribution to the discourse on European strategic autonomy. Rieker and Giske go beyond conventional notions of defence to highlight the pressing need to address the growing risk of hybrid threats. With meticulous research and a nuanced understanding of contemporary debates on European integration and security, this volume presents a comprehensive approach to fleshing out European strategic autonomy. Amust-read for policymakers, academic experts and anyone interested in understanding Europe’s evolving role on the international stage.”— Mark Leonard, director of ECFR
“Rieker and Giske provide an innovative analysis of how external differentiation can help improve EU actorness and security. This is the first study that systematically brings together two core issues in European integration: external differentiation and strategic autonomy. Building on a broad empirical basis, the book makes an important contribution to current political and academic discussions on Europe’s foreign and security policy.”— Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor, ETH Zurich
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Pernille Rieker is Research Professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and part time Full Professor at the Inland University College (INN), Norway.
Mathilde T. E. Giske is a doctoral research fellow at the Department for Political studies, University of Oslo, Norway.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: European Actorness in a Shifting Geopolitical Order
Book Subtitle: European Strategic Autonomy Through Differentiated Integration
Authors: Pernille Rieker, Mathilde T. E. Giske
Series Title: The European Union in International Affairs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44546-0
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) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-44545-3Published: 02 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-44546-0Published: 01 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-5911
Series E-ISSN: 2662-592X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 133
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Politics, Public Policy, International Security Studies, Foreign Policy