"This study combines an account of Blair, Chirac, Schröder and their attitudes towards European integration. It analyzes political discourses on 'national interests' and the EU, the frequently debated role of political discourse, the concept of national interest, and offers an alternative point...

"Examines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs was the primary determinant of security...

Abstract: Mit umfassenden Analysen der Verteidigungs- und Bündnispolitik erschließt dieses Buch ein bisher wenig bearbeitetes Forschungsfeld im Bereich der Politischen Ökonomie. Für die nationale Verteidigungspolitik untersucht es die Spielräume des Politikers, des Bürokraten und des...

The candidate countries adopted a low profile in the Convention. They were quietly supportive of most proposals on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) front but concerned about the implications of some proposals for the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). These concerns...