European Security since the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Frederic Merand · Martial Foucault · Bastien Irondelle

Feb 2011 · University of Toronto Press

About this ebook

There have been dramatic changes to the landscape of European security in the twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The essays in European Security Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall collectively take stock of how approaches to security in Europe have changed, both in practice and in theory, since the end of the Cold War.

Organized into three sections, this collection begins with an exploration of the broad changes in Europe's security environment relating to issues such as terrorism and the rising importance of energy security. The second section describes the adaptations of Europe's institutional framework, including the transformation of NATO and the evolution of European armed forces, while the closing essays examine regional security issues with the Middle East, the Balkans, and Russia. Covering a broad spectrum of theoretical approaches and written in a clear, engaging style, European Security Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall will illuminate European security debates for years to come.

About the author

Frédéric Mérand is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at l'Université de Montréal.

Martial Foucault is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at l'Université de Montréal.

Bastien Irondelle is a research fellow at CERI-Sciences PO Paris and Deakin Fellow (2009-2010) at St Antony's College, University of Oxford.