This text traces the reluctant growth of European Union integration in foreign and security policy from the mid-1980s. It explores the national policies and interests that typically obstruct a common policy, and considers ways of addressing these problems and future problems.
`[This book] is to be welcomed for shedding light on a relatively new and highly sensitive policy area' - European Foreign Affairs ReviewForeign and Security Policy in the European Union provides a comprehensive overview of why European integration in foreign and security policy has proved so difficult. A leading group of international contributors explain how these problems arise and consider the future prospects of developing a more regional-based solution.
