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Inspired by the confusion about EU defence policy in most European capitals, the premise of the study is simple: before discussing at Brussels-level what defence strategy the EU should adopt, member states should clarify what they expect individually from the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). With the possible exception of the UK, it is quite difficult to grasp what member states really want from CSDP, so any debate over a possible European grand strategy would appear to be premature. This study inverts the usual analytical approach applied to the European strategic debate. Rather than initiating the enquiry from the perspective of common interests guiding CSDP, it analyses how seven prominent member states see CSDP as a tool to pursue their strict national interests. Five researchers thus took the opportunity to immerse themselves in the foreign policy worlds of Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm and Madrid, looking at CSDP through national lenses – away from potentially distorting influence of the ‘Brussels-mentality’ or rhetoric. In brief, this book does not set out to analyse European defence policy as an end in itself or as a collective project, but rather as a vector of individual – indeed self-interested – visions for the member states studied. By following this rather more pragmatic path, the survey aims to identify the common denominators, misunderstandings and rigid deadlocks on the strategic debate around CSDP, with a view to enriching it.

EU--CSDP --- Defenses --- Europe --- Political aspects --- Union européenne --- European Union countries --- Military policy --- International cooperation --- Military policy - International cooperation --- European Union countries - Military policy --- European Union countries - Defenses

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CHINA--MILITARY POLICY --- CHINA--MILITARY RELATIONS--USA --- USA--MILITARY RELATIONS--CHINA

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Ballistic missile defenses --- National Security --- Cold War --- History --- United States --- Military policy --- Defenses --- Cold WarHistory --- HistoryUnited States --- United StatesMilitary policy --- Ballistic missile defenses - United States - History --- National Security - United States - History --- United States - Military policy - History --- United States - Defenses - History

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The most momentous change in American warfare over the past decade has taken place away from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, in the corners of the world where large armies can't go. This book tells the previously untold story of that shadow war : a campaign that has blurred the lines between soldiers and spies and lowered the bar for waging war across the globe. America has pursued its enemies with killer drones and special operations troops; trained privateers for assassination missions and used them to set up clandestine spying networks; and relied on mercurial dictators, untrustworthy foreign intelligence services, and proxy armies. The author tracks an astonishing cast of characters on the ground in the 'shadow' war, from the chain-smoking Pentagon official running an off-the-books spy operation to the CIA contractor imprisoned in Lahore after going off the leash. At the heart of the book is the story of two proud rival entities, the CIA and the American military, elbowing each other for supremacy. Sometimes, as with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, their efforts have been perfectly coordinated. Other times, including the failed operations disclosed here for the first time, they have not. For better or worse, their struggles will define American national security in the years to come.

USA--NATIONAL SECURITY--DECISION MAKING --- INTERAGENCY COORDINATION--USA --- USA--MILITARY POLICY--DECISION MAKINGUSA. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY --- USA. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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"EU foreign policy has long been considered the exclusive domain of member states. This book challenges such conventional state-centered wisdom by analyzing the influence of the Brussels-based EU officials in the sensitive area of security and defense. It asks why the member states have delegated important functions to the EU in the first place, and continues to examine how EU civil servants affect the planning and conduct of civilian and military operations. Using multiple case studies and unique insights from over a hundred interviews, this book shows how everyday security policy is made in practice. Whether it concerns the deployment of uniformed personnel to Aceh, Bosnia, Chad or Kosovo, the EU officials in the Council and the European External Action Service shape outcomes and make a difference. This book will be of interest to scholars, students and practitioners of EU foreign policy alike. "--

Security, International --- National security --- Government policy --- European Union countries --- Foreign relations --- Military policy --- National securityGovernment policyEuropean Union countries --- European Union countriesForeign relations --- Security, International - Government policy - European Union countries --- National security - European Union countries --- European Union countries - Foreign relations --- European Union countries - Military policy