Recent Publications

Strategic Effects of Conflict with Iraq: Europe
March 1, 2003 — Author: LTC Raymond A Millen War with Iraq signals the beginning of a new era in American national security policy and alters strategic balances and relationships around the world. The specific effects of the war, though, will vary from region to region. The author has been asked to analyze four issues: the position that key states in their region... MORE

European Adaptation to Expeditionary Warfare: Implications for the U.S. Army
November 1, 2002 — Author: Dr Andrew M Dorman The author briefly examines the European response to the changing security environment and the opportunities presented by the European Security and Defense Policy Expeditionary Force. As he correctly observes, the establishment of a European expeditionary force will be no easy matter, will require substantial investment,... MORE

Hizballah: Terrorism, National Liberation, or Menace?
August 1, 2002 — Author: Dr Sami G Hajjar The author reviews the history of Hizballah since its inception in 1982, and examines its role in the recent political turmoil of Lebanon and the region. Not only is Hizballah's role central in the dispute over the Sheb'a Farms enclave between Lebanon and Israel, it is part of an entangled set of linkages involving Syria,... MORE

ESDP and Missile Defense: European Perspectives for More Balanced Transatlantic Partnership
December 1, 2001 — Author: Mr Martin Aguera Security cooperation with Europe has been the bedrock of American strategy for more than 50 years. Today, that relationship is undergoing both stress and refinement as Europe moves toward a more unified political and security identity, and as the United States responds to a changing global security environment. While many... MORE

Mediterranean Security into the Coming Millennium
August 1, 1999 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank The papers included in this volume represent just such an effort to lay a firmer foundation for this continuing dialogue and to bring together different points of view. In October 1998, the Strategic Studies Institute, assisted by Pepperdine University, assembled a distinguished group of analysts from the United States,... MORE

Finnish Security and European Security Policy
September 1, 1996 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank In 1995 Finland joined the European Union (EU). This action culminated several years of a fundamental reorientation of Finnish security policy as Finland moved from the neutrality imposed on it by the Soviet Union to a policy with a priority on European integration through the European Union. Finland, in joining the EU,... MORE

The European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy: Central issues . . . Key Players
May 10, 1995 — Authors: Dr Fraser Cameron, Prof Roy Ginsberg, Mr Josef Janning The role of the European Union (EU) as a key international economic player is both highly developed and widely recognized. The Union's profile as an international political actor is much more limited, even though its activities are considerable. One of the principal objectives of the... MORE