This new edited volume examines contemporary European security from three different standpoints. It explores security dynamics, first, within Europe; second, the interaction patterns between Europe and other parts of the world (the United States, Africa, the Middle East, China and India); and, finally, the external perceptions of European security.

Thierry Tardy is Director of the European Training Course in Security Policy at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

Introduction Thierry Tardy Part I: European Security: Internal Dynamics 1 The European Union, a Regional Security Actor with Global Aspirations Thierry Tardy 2 NATO and the Search for Strategic Credibility Julian Lindley-French 3 Where is the OSCE Going? Present Role and Challenges of a Stealth Security Organisation Victor-Yves Ghebali 4 The Changing Political Geography of Europe: after EU and NATO Enlargements Pál Dunay 5 Europe and Russia: from Strategic Dissonance to Strategic Divorce? Graeme P. Herd Part II: European Security: External Dynamics 6 The United States and Europe: Waiting to Exhale Catherine McArdle Kelleher 7 Europe and the Middle East: Attempting to Bridge the Divide Roland Dannreuther 8 Africa: Still a Secondary Security Challenge to the European Union Gorm Rye Olsen 9 Chinese Outlook on European Security: Towards Ideological Convergence? Lanxin Xiang 10 Does Europe Matter to India? Christophe Jaffrelot and Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu Conclusion: The Unbearable Weight of Not Being François Heisbourg Bibliography