European Security and International Institutions after the Cold War

The end of the Cold War has been accompanied by renewed enthusiasm over the potential of security institutions in Europe. West Europeans, the US and former communist states see them as an indispensable instrument of collective security. Yet, institutions failed to prevent post-communist conflicts, most notably in Yugoslavia. For the future, there is a need for improved coordination among interlocking institutions. This study is both a critical assessment of ongoing institutional changes and an analysis of the agenda for the future.

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Notes on the Contributors - Preface - Vital and National Security Interests After the End of the Cold War; M.Carnovale - PART ONE: The International Context - International Security Institutions and National Sovereignty After the Cold War; G.Cucchi - Successes and Failures of International Institutions in the Post-Yugoslav Crisis; M.Cremasco - International Institutions and Conflict Resolution in the Former Soviet Union; D.Trenin - Should NATO Be Enlarged to the East?; J.Shea - European Security Outside of Europe; K-H.Kamp - PART TWO: National Perspectives - International Institutions and European Security: the Russian Debate; A.Konovalov - International Institutions and European Security: The Ukrainian Debate; A.Honcharenko - The Rise - or Fall? - of Multilateralism: America's New Foreign Policy and What It Means for Europe; R.D.Asmus - The German Debate on International Security Institutions; R.Rummel - International Institutions and European Security: A Turkish Perspective; N-B.Criss - International Institutions and European Security: The Italian Debate; M.Dassy & M.De Andreis Index