Military Strategies of the New European Allies

A Comparative Study
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-28693-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

Reihe: Cass Military Studies

This book analyses how and to what extent ex-communist states have adjusted their defence strategies since joining the EU and NATO, and how differences and similarities between their strategies can be explained.

Between 1999 and 2013, four phases of enlargement took place when the European Union (EU) and NATO allowed 11 new former communist states to enter both organisations. These states share some common attributes and experiences related to strategic culture and common experiences during the Cold War era that can potentially explain similarities in behaviour and preferences among them. However, the strategic adjustments among these states are far from uniform. In an effort to explain these differences, the book introduces three intervening variables: (1) differences in relative power and position in the international system, (2) national geographical characteristics; and (3) historical experiences related to formative periods of state-building processes as well as wars and armed conflicts. Empirically, the book strives to present and analyse the defence strategies of each of the new allies by conducting a structured focused comparison of official strategic documents from the twenty-first century for each of the 11 cases. Theoretically and methodologically, it introduces an analytical framework enabling us to explain both similarities and differences in the formulation of the strategies of the 11 states, and to shed light on their external and internal efforts to promote their strategic interest by operationalising the dependent variable - defence strategy. The analytical framework combines elements of structural realism with classical realism, and constructivist research on unit-level characteristics related to relative power and perceptions of strategic exposure.

This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, European Union policy, NATO and International Relations in general.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edstrom, Hakan

Edström, Håkan

Westberg, Jacob

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I - Theoretical & Methodological Considerations: Framing the Research Design 1. Strategic Adjustment in Central and Eastern Europe 2. Analysing and Explaining Strategic Adjustment and Diversity 3. Operationalising the Dependent Variable: Defence Strategy PART II - The Empirical Exploration 4. The Strategy of Bulgaria 5. The Strategy of Croatia 6. The Strategy of the Czech Republic (Czechia) 7. The Strategy of Estonia 8. The Strategy of Hungary 9. The Strategy of Latvia 10. The Strategy of Lithuania 11. The Strategy of Poland 12. The Strategy of Romania 13. The Strategy of Slovakia 14. The Strategy of Slovenia PART III - Explaining the Findings 15. The Aggregated Result of the Empirical Exploration 16. Explaining the Diversity of Strategic Responses 17. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Håkan Edström is an associate professor in Political Science and a senior lecturer in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm.

Jacob Westberg is an associate professor in War Studies and a senior lecturer in Security policy and Strategy at the Swedish Defence University, Stockholm.