Joshua B. Spero

Bridging the European Divide

Middle Power Politics and Regional Security Dilemmas

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Do middle powers matter geopolitically to great powers when confronting the unconventional, twenty-first-century threats from nation-states or nonstate actors? Bridging the European Divide explores how key regional middle powers perceived and advocated their political power options in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9780742535534
• ISBN-10: 0742535533
• Artikelnr.: 22049608

Autorenporträt

Joshua B. Spero is Professor of International Politics/Political Science at Fitchburg State University since 2003, coordinates the International Studies Minor Program and Political Science, Washington Center Internship Programs. From 1988-2000, Dr. Spero served in the U.S. Government, his last public service position as Joint Chiefs of Staff/Senior Civilian Strategic/Scenario Planner, 1994-2000).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: The European Divide Bridged Chapter 2 Putting
Middle Power Politics Theory into Practice Chapter 3 Understanding Poland's
Middle Power Politics and Strategy Chapter 4 From German Unification to
European Integration Chapter 5 From Soviet Disintegration to Post-Soviet
Neighboring Links Chapter 6 Overcoming Regional Security Dilemmas Chapter 7
Conclusion: Why Middle Powers Matter

Rezensionen

... excels in providing a comprehensive account of the foreign policy strategies successfully adopted by some post-Communist states, and enriching the theory of international rleations with a novel and and exciting dimension-the pivotal middle power politics-that has proved stabilizing and beneficial for overcoming securtiy dilemmas in the post-Cold War Europe and post 9/11 world. -- E.A. Korosteleva Seer This book makes an innovative and significant contribution to international relations (IR) theory and security studies as well as to our understanding of the recent history of east central Europe and future prospects for the region. Joshua B. Spero draws not only on the relevant IR literature and recent historical materials, including some in Polish, but also upon interviews and practical experience acquired during twelve years at the U.S. Department of Defense on the Partnership for Peace and other European security issues. -- Walter C. Clemens Jr., Boston University and Harvard University Slavic Review