The Path to European Defence

The Path to European Defence

The direction that the European Union will have to take in the coming years is indicated by the European Convention, which has proposed the creation of a European Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as a European Armaments, Research and Military Capabilities Agency.

Within the European Parliament, there is a large majority that supports the necessity of a European Defence. This is demonstrated by the contributions of representatives of the four major political groups in this book. It also corresponds with the preferences of public opinion.

The draft of a European Security Strategy presented by Javier Solana in June 2003 is a good step towards a European Foreign and Security Policy, which will be able to guarantee the security of the European citizens and to defend the interests of the European Union in the world.


Content:

Karl VON WOGAU - The Defence of Europe: A Political Imperative

I. Actual State and Major Deficits


Guy VERHOFSTADT: The Need for a Common European Defence
Javier SOLANA: The Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European Security and Defence Policy: Current Status and Perspectives
Erkii LIIKANEN: Industrial Aspects of a European Defence Policy
Philippe BUSQUIN: Security Research in the European Union: Current Status and Strategic Prospects

II. The New Environment

Gen. Klaus NAUMANN: European Security after Iraq: Challenges and Options
Hans-Gert PÖTTERING: European Union Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policies: The Contributionof the European Parliament
Robert E. HUNTER: External Security in the 21st Century
Gen. Philippe MORILLON: Lessons learned in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Paul COOK:Terrorism: An Economic Security Challenge to Europe
Hans-Bernhard WEISSERTH: The European Headline Goal: Current and Future Crisis Management Capabilities

III. Institutional Questions

Elmar BROK: European Defence Policy: A View from the European People's Party
Enrique BARÓN CRESPO: The Common Foreign and Security Policy: A Socialist Perspective
Graham R. WATSON: European Security and Defence Policy: Prospects and Limitations
Joost LAGENDIJK: European Security and Defence Policy: A Green View
Othmar KARAS:Neutrality: A Non-Concept for the 21stcentury?
Hans BORN: Democratic Accountability of the Military in the US, France, Sweden and Switzerland
Sybille BAUER: Europe's arms export policies

IV. Industrial Aspects of European Defense and Concrete Measures

Giles MERRITT: Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe
Svend BERGSTEIN: The Contribution of Secret Services to European Defence
Jochen DIETRICH/Dominik A. FAUST: Intelligence Superiority and Command Capability
Hilary DAVIES: Defence Research and Technology
Hartmut BÜHL: Operational Requirements and Industrial Competitiveness
Antonio MISSIROLI/Burkhard SCHMITT: More Euros for European Security andDefence Policy: What Convergence, What Criteria?


About the author:
Karl von Wogau graduated in economics and law, with a doctoral dissertation in constitutional history. He completed his economic studies at Insead in Fontainebleau and subsequently worked in an executive capacity at Sandoz AG in Basel, Switzerland. Karl von Wogau has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1979. In 1984, he authored a benchmark parliamentary report on the work programme leading to the European Community Internal Market. In the decisive years preceding the introduction of a common European currency, Karl von Wogau chaired the European Parliament Economic and Monetary Committee. As of January 2002, he has served on the European Parliament Committee for Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence. He is a member of the European Parliament delegation to the NATO Assembly.

  • ISBN: 9062159230
  • Publisher: Maklu-Uitgevers nv
  • Author: Karl Von Wogau
  • Language: English
  • Type: Paperback

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