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West European Cooperation in Foreign and Security Policy

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The development of a collective foreign and security policy for Western Europe was shaped by both the international environment and the policy of West European regional integration. Although initially put on the back burner, a common European defense has been defined as a goal within the Treaty on European Union. Unification in the three areas—economic (European Community), diplomatic (European Political Cooperation), and military (Western European Union)—has advanced differently but, as a whole, has reached a stage where comprehensive union is possible. Western Europe is currently in a transitional period and is still feeling the pains associated with being thrust into the position of a world power after years of comfortable existence under the umbrella of one of the two antagonistic superpowers. In the beginning of the 1990s, a much more assertive role than in the 1970s and the 1980s is being expected of Western Europe by the international community.

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  • Reinhardt Rummel, 1994. "West European Cooperation in Foreign and Security Policy," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 531(1), pages 112-123, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:531:y:1994:i:1:p:112-123
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716294531001009
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