The European Union as a Small Power: After the Post-Cold WarThe post-Cold War period is coming to an end. After a decade of foreign policy integration Europe faces multipolarity internally divided and externally weak. Toje argues that due to the lack of a workable decision-making mechanism the EU is destined to play the limited but distinct role of a small power in global politics. |
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1 The Anatomy of EU Security | 13 |
2 The European Union as a Historical Phenomenon | 32 |
The State of the Union | 55 |
4 The European Security Strategy Revisited | 76 |
5 Lessons from the Field | 95 |
6 A Question of Political Will | 115 |
7 The Making of a Small Power | 136 |
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