Spain, Europe, and Western Security Policy

This book analyzes the limitations in the Europeanization of Spanish security and defense policy. For various reasons, Spain has maintained an amalgamated security system based on agreements with NATO, the EU and the US. This combination has produced a dysfunctional system, as it is not truly able to address some of the country's vital security interests, above all in North Africa and the Mediterranean. At the same time, due mainly to domestic reasons, various Spanish governments have been reluctant to pursue autonomy in the country's security policy and defense capabilities. Written by a team of scholars and practitioners, this book offers policymakers and professionals both a general overview of and deeper insights into the issue. Due to the lack of comprehensive studies on Spanish security and defense policy and its ties to Europe, this book will be of particular interest.

Offers an original analysis of Spain's role in Western security and defense Discusses key interests, institutions, and decision-making processes Equips policymakers and professionals to assess Spain's future in European security

Autorentext

Dr. David Javier**García Cantalapiedra has been a Professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid since**2004. He also teaches US Foreign Policy at the Spanish Foreign Service School and is a lecturer at the Spanish National Defense Studies Center and the Spanish Armed Forces School.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Spain, Europe, and the World. Images, Black Legend and Europeization.- Chapter 2. Europe and Spanish Security Policy From Within.- Chapter 3. The Seeds of a New Logic for Intelligence Cooperation: Spain in the European Union and NATO Intelligence.- Chapter 4. Counterterrorism, European Union, and Spain: Power Matters.- Chapter 5. The US-Spain Relations and His Impact in European Security.- Chapter 6. The Future Relation EU-Nato and Spain.- Chapter 7. Spanish Security Policy in the Greater Maghreb: Skeletons in the Closet, Commonplaces, and Irrelevance.