Essays about: "Transatlantic relationship"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Transatlantic relationship.

  1. 6. The Role of Personal Relationships in German-American Relations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Leonie Beck; [2014]
    Keywords : Political Psychology; Personal Diplomacy; Transatlantic Relations; German-American Relations;

    Abstract : For centuries, statesmen have engaged in personal encounters and correspondences with their political counterparts abroad and thereby exercised what can be called ‘personal diplomacy’ with the aim of influencing the other’s foreign policy. By tracing the use of this strategy in the history of the transatlantic relations between Germany and the United States of America from WWII to the present day, this research aims to analyze the applicability of the concept in this particular bilateral relationship and highlight the successes and failures of different statesmen’s attempts at exerting several types of power. READ MORE

  3. 7. The ESDP: Its Impact on the EU as an Actor in International Security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Garth Peot; [2007]
    Keywords : ESDP; NATO; EU; European Security Strategy; International Relations; Transatlantic Relationship; International Security; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper is an examination of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and its impact on the EU as an actor in international security. The ESDP, far from being irrelevant, allows the EU to assume a meaningful role in the areas of civilian and military crisis management, albeit on a smaller-scale. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kilning the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erik Mell; [2006]
    Keywords : security; energy supply; integration; European Union; EU; neo-functionalism; geo-politics; transatlantic relations; kiln effect; Sustainable Energy; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study examines EU integration with a focus on the security of energy supply. It postulates that since the Union's inception, the security of energy supply has played a prime role. READ MORE

  5. 9. NATO and ESDP - Roommates or Rivals?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Björn Mc Clintock; [2006]
    Keywords : European Security and Defence Policy; ESDP; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO; United States; European Union; Security Policy; European Security Strategy; ESS; US National Security Strategy; NSS; Military specialisation; European Defence Agency; EDA; Realism; Liberal Institutionalism; Social Constructivism; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Are NATO and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) destined to be roommates or rivals? The transatlantic relationship between the EU and the United States permeates this question, which is examined by three theoretical approaches. Firstly, a realist perspective is used to answer: What are the national interests of the four pivotal states regarding the ESDP and NATO? For France, the ESDP strengthens the EUs military muscle and acts as a counterweight to US hegemony. READ MORE