NATO’s European Allies: Military Capability and Political Will

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction: Will Europe Lead in NATO?....Pages 1-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
From Mars to Venus? European Use of Force from a Historical Perspective....Pages 25-36
A Farewell to Arms: Europe’s Meritocracy and the Demilitarization of Europe....Pages 37-56
Towards an Affordable European Defence and Security Policy? The Case for Extensive European Force Integration....Pages 57-70
Strategy, Risk and Threat Perceptions in NATO....Pages 71-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
No More Free-Riding: The Political Economy of Military Power and the Transatlantic Relationship....Pages 97-120
Between Theory and Practice: Britain and the Use of Force....Pages 121-140
France: The State with Strategic Vision....Pages 141-160
The Reluctant Ally? Germany, NATO and the Use of Force....Pages 161-177
Willing and Able? Spanish Statecraft as Brokerage....Pages 178-204
Poland’s Participation in NATO Operations....Pages 205-231
Hungary in NATO: The Case of a Half Empty Glass....Pages 232-261
Punching above Its Weight: Denmark’s Legitimate Peripheral Participation in NATO’s Wars....Pages 262-278
Norway: Militarily Able but Politically Divided....Pages 279-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-310