Bulletin n. 0/2004
December 2004
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Barry R. Posen
    ESDP and the Structure of World Power
    in International Spectator (The) , Vol. XXXIX, n. 1, January-March ,  2004
    Since the end of the Cold War, the theme of unipolarity or US hegemony has assumed increasing importance among foreign policy scholars and practitioners. The origin of the European Union Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is generally traced to numerous factors including both high and low politics at the EU and national level. This essay argues that the timing, extent and pace of ESDP's recent progress is best explained as a general European reaction to the real world implications of the unusual relative power position of the United States. This is not quite balance-of-power politics, but a "kinder and gentler" version thereof. Over time, if ESDP develops and enjoys some practical successes, transatlantic relations will subtly change, as Europeans begin to feel more confident of their ability to manage their own security affairs.
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