Divided West
European Security and the Transatlantic Relationship
Chatham House Papers
1. Edition June 2006
200 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-3041-7
John Wiley & Sons
This book analyses the genesis and process through which
transatlantic strategic dissonance now defines a divided West. It
contends that constructive strategic dissonance has the potential
to best manage a complex and pressing global security agenda.
* * Reflects on the bitter disputes that have crystallized across
the Atlantic after 9/11 and the rise of terrorist, WMD and failed
state threats.
* Structured around the concepts of 'Atlantic',
'Core', 'New' 'Non-aligned' and
'Periphery' Europe that have emerged in the wake of
these disputes.
* Identifies the trends and factors that have driven and could
further propel the Euro-Atlantic security community towards
different futures.
* Analyses the security policy implications of each scenario for
states within this region.
Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
1. The Divided West: Challenges, Obstacles and Dilemmas.
2. Theory and Transatlantic Crisis.
3. 'Atlantic Europe': The UK, the US and European
Security.
4. 'Core Europe': Germany's National Interest,
Transatlantic Relations and European Security.
5. 'New Europe': And Transatlantic Relations.
6. 'Non-Aligned Europe' and Transatlantic
Relations.
7. 'Periphery Europe': Russia and Transatlantic
Security.
8. Transatlantic Futures in an Age of Strategic Dissonance.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
About the Authors.
1. The Divided West: Challenges, Obstacles and Dilemmas.
2. Theory and Transatlantic Crisis.
3. 'Atlantic Europe': The UK, the US and European
Security.
4. 'Core Europe': Germany's National Interest,
Transatlantic Relations and European Security.
5. 'New Europe': And Transatlantic Relations.
6. 'Non-Aligned Europe' and Transatlantic
Relations.
7. 'Periphery Europe': Russia and Transatlantic
Security.
8. Transatlantic Futures in an Age of Strategic Dissonance.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
'This well-structured, crisply written volume is one of the best
- and certainly one of the most succinct and conceptually
interesting - to have been authored on that battered entity
known as the transatlantic relationship. Quietly but effectively
challenging the official myth that the crisis is now past, Forsberg
and Herd reveal beyond all possible doubt that the trauma that
arose as a result of Iraq and 9/11 still remains unresolved and, in
official circles at least, little understood. Divorce may not be on
the cards just yet. Nonetheless, difficult and problematic times
lie ahead. A sobering, indeed essential read for policy-makers and
academics on both sides of an ever-widening Atlantic.'
Michael Cox, London School of Economics
'Divided West makes a unique contribution to a vast
literature on transatlantic relations. Rather than complaining how
bad things are, the authors offer a lucid theoretical framework in
which the current transatlantic imbroglio is clinically dissected.
It is clearly the most thorough and thought-provoking book
available in the field.'
Peter van Ham, Clingendael Institute, The Hague
'This book makes uneasy but essential reading for
Atlanticists and Europeanists. At the interface of theory and
policy, this superb analysis plunges deep into the divide that is
today's West and pulls no punches about the implications of
strategic dissonance. It is quite simply a must read for anyone who
cares deeply about the West and Europe's place within
it.'
Julian Lindley-French, Centre for Applied Policy, University of
Munich
- and certainly one of the most succinct and conceptually
interesting - to have been authored on that battered entity
known as the transatlantic relationship. Quietly but effectively
challenging the official myth that the crisis is now past, Forsberg
and Herd reveal beyond all possible doubt that the trauma that
arose as a result of Iraq and 9/11 still remains unresolved and, in
official circles at least, little understood. Divorce may not be on
the cards just yet. Nonetheless, difficult and problematic times
lie ahead. A sobering, indeed essential read for policy-makers and
academics on both sides of an ever-widening Atlantic.'
Michael Cox, London School of Economics
'Divided West makes a unique contribution to a vast
literature on transatlantic relations. Rather than complaining how
bad things are, the authors offer a lucid theoretical framework in
which the current transatlantic imbroglio is clinically dissected.
It is clearly the most thorough and thought-provoking book
available in the field.'
Peter van Ham, Clingendael Institute, The Hague
'This book makes uneasy but essential reading for
Atlanticists and Europeanists. At the interface of theory and
policy, this superb analysis plunges deep into the divide that is
today's West and pulls no punches about the implications of
strategic dissonance. It is quite simply a must read for anyone who
cares deeply about the West and Europe's place within
it.'
Julian Lindley-French, Centre for Applied Policy, University of
Munich
Dr Tuomas Forsberg is Acting Professor of World Politics at
the University of Helsinki and adjunct professor at the University
of Lapland. Between 2002 and 2004 he was Professor of Western
European Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center
for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Prior to
that he worked as senior researcher and acting director at the
Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He gained his PhD at
the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1998. His research has
dealt primarily with European security issues, focusing on ESDP,
Germany, Russia and Northern Europe and he has published in
journals including Co-operation and Conflict, European Security,
Geopolitics, Journal of Peace Research, Political Science
Quarterly, Review of International Studies and Security
Dialogue. His most recent publication is Finland and Crises:
From the Years of Danger to the Terrorist Attacks (2003).
Dr Graeme P. Herd is a resident Faculty Member at the
Geneva Centre for Security Policy and is involved with expert
training in comprehensive international peace and security policy
for mid-career diplomats, military officers, and civil servants
from foreign, defence, and other relevant ministries, as well as
from international organizations. He is also an Associate Fellow of
the International Security Programme at Chatham House. Between 2002
and 2005 he was Professor of Civil-Military Relations, Associate
Director, Senior Executive Seminar and Faculty Director of Research
at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He has published extensively on
aspects of contemporary security politics, particularly on
post-Soviet space, in journals including Armed Forces &
Society, Co-operation and Conflict, European Security, Journal of
Peace Research, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Mediterranean
Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Security Dialogue, and
The World Today. His books include Russia and the
Regions: Strength through Weakness (2003) and Soft Security
Threats and European Security (2005), co-edited with Anne
Aldis. His latest book is forthcoming in 2006 and focuses on
countering ideological support for terrorism.
the University of Helsinki and adjunct professor at the University
of Lapland. Between 2002 and 2004 he was Professor of Western
European Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center
for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Prior to
that he worked as senior researcher and acting director at the
Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He gained his PhD at
the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1998. His research has
dealt primarily with European security issues, focusing on ESDP,
Germany, Russia and Northern Europe and he has published in
journals including Co-operation and Conflict, European Security,
Geopolitics, Journal of Peace Research, Political Science
Quarterly, Review of International Studies and Security
Dialogue. His most recent publication is Finland and Crises:
From the Years of Danger to the Terrorist Attacks (2003).
Dr Graeme P. Herd is a resident Faculty Member at the
Geneva Centre for Security Policy and is involved with expert
training in comprehensive international peace and security policy
for mid-career diplomats, military officers, and civil servants
from foreign, defence, and other relevant ministries, as well as
from international organizations. He is also an Associate Fellow of
the International Security Programme at Chatham House. Between 2002
and 2005 he was Professor of Civil-Military Relations, Associate
Director, Senior Executive Seminar and Faculty Director of Research
at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He has published extensively on
aspects of contemporary security politics, particularly on
post-Soviet space, in journals including Armed Forces &
Society, Co-operation and Conflict, European Security, Journal of
Peace Research, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, Mediterranean
Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Security Dialogue, and
The World Today. His books include Russia and the
Regions: Strength through Weakness (2003) and Soft Security
Threats and European Security (2005), co-edited with Anne
Aldis. His latest book is forthcoming in 2006 and focuses on
countering ideological support for terrorism.