The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community
The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community

Author: Kevin Ruane

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781349422760

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Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community
The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community

Author: K. Ruane

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2000-06-06

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0230599087

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Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community
The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community

Author: K. Ruane

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2000-06-06

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780333913192

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Using the European Defence Community (EDC) as a case-study, this book examines the competing and often conflicting view of the British and American governments towards European integration in the early 1950s. The British, fearing an 'agonizing reappraisal' of the American defence commitment to Europe if the supranational EDC failed, went to great lengths to ensure the success of the scheme. When, despite these efforts, the EDC finally collapsed in August 1954, NATO was plunged into arguably the most severe crisis in its history. The crisis also possessed an Anglo-American dimension, with London and Washington badly divided on how it should be resolved. In the end, the British were instrumental in the creation of the Western European Union as a successor to the EDC. Their crisis management, however, had been rooted in fear of the 'agonizing reappraisal', a danger dismissed by many historians as exaggerated but which the British, in 1954, were perhaps right to take seriously.

The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy
The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy

Author: Alan S. Milward

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1136335323

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This text analyzes British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration, leading to the establishment of ECSC and the EEC in the 1950s. It deals with the later change of tack (1961), covers the organization in Whitehall for the negotiations with the Communities, and the major problem areas - the Commonwealth, British agriculture, financial implications of British membership, sovereignty, and the future of EFTA.

The Security and Defence Policy in the European Union
The Security and Defence Policy in the European Union

Author: Jolyon Howorth

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Published: 2007-06-15

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis by a leading authority of the EU's recent emergence as a security and defence actor and the implications for transatlantic relations.

The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy, 1945-1963
The Rise and Fall of a National Strategy, 1945-1963

Author: Alan S. Milward

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780714651118

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This text analyses British official thinking behind the UK's standing aloof from the moves after 1945 towards European economic collaboration. The volume ends with General de Gaulle's veto of 1963.

The European Security and Defense Policy
The European Security and Defense Policy

Author: Robert E. Hunter

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2002-04-29

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 0833032283

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The emergence of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) in the last two-thirds of the 1990s and continuing into the new century, has been a complex process intertwining politics, economics, national cultures, and numerous institutions. This book provides an essential background for understanding how security issues as between NATO and the European Union are being posed for the early part of the 21st century, including the new circumstances following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. This study should be of interest to those interested in the evolution of U.S.-European relations, especially in, but not limited to, the security field; the development of institutional relationships; and key choices that lie ahead in regard to these critical arrangements.