Overview

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the rise of populism and uncertainties about the future direction of US politics and foreign policy have created a troubling new international environment for Europe. Against this background, Security in 21st Century Europe explores the evolution of European security since the end of the Cold War and the security challenges facing European states in the 2020s and beyond. It argues that security in Europe has been transformed by the development of liberal regional order underpinned by a security community – a zone of peace where war is inconceivable – and NATO and the EU. But today the European security community, NATO and the EU face a growing array of external challenges and even questions about their continued existence. This third edition analyses: - The relationship between the European security community/NATO/EU and the wider Europe, including: Russia; the Balkans; the former Soviet space; the Mediterranean and North Africa - European engagement with core thematic security issues, including: military intervention; nuclear weapons; terrorism; and non-military security - 3 new chapters on migration, climate change and cybersecurity - All recent major developments that impact on European security, including: the Syrian civil war and resulting regional destabilization; the Russia-Ukraine war; China’s accelerating rise; and populism Security in 21st Century Europe combines theory and detailed empirical analysis, exploring both how different theoretical perspectives can help us think about European security and concrete empirical developments in European security policies and institutions. This text is the perfect companion for advanced undergraduate and Master's level courses on European security, whether within courses in Security studies, European studies or International Relations.

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This is a timely a well written text which insightfully addresses Europe’s contemporary foreign and security policy challenges and its potential for dealing with them effectively. * Ben Tonra, University College Dublin, Ireland * Security in the 21st Century Europe (3rd edition) is a comprehensive treatment of its subject. The book comprises chapters on key areas of European security, policies, institutions, and security identities. The scholarship behind the book is considerable and is made accessible to the reader with case studies. The book should be read by all advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students on International Relations and European Studies programmes. * Neil Winn, University of Leeds, UK * This book is the key resource I use in my class for teaching contemporary European security. It is well written, comprehensive and authored by the foremost expert on the subject. I recommend this book not only to undergraduate students, but also to more mature students as well as those who would like to get a solid introduction to European security today. * Kamil Zwolski, University of Southampton, UK * A comprehensive and cogent assessment. The liberal security order from which Europe has benefitted has come under challenge from Covid, economic difficulties, and then Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Andrew Cottey explains why it would be best if it survived without being quite sure that it will. * Lawrence Freedman, King's College London, UK *

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Andrew Cottey is Professor and EU Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration at the University of Cork, Ireland

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