Information Guide: Security and defence in Europe

A guide to security and defence within the European Union and in the wider Europe, with hyperlinks to sources of information within European Sources Online and on external websites.

Contents:
Introduction
Post-war security
- NATO, the failure of the EDC and the creation of the WEU
- Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE)
Post-Cold War security
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
- Western European Union (WEU)
- United Nations (UN)
- Council of Europe (CoE)
European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
EU-NATO relations
Internal security strategy
Information sources in the ESO database
Further information sources on the internet
Text revised by Eric Davies, December 2013.
Hyperlinks checked by Bastien Beauducel, November 2016.

College of Europe: Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies / University of Leuven: Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) Institute: Exploring EU Foreign Policy http://www.eufp.eu/

Archive of European Integration: ESO Information Guide: Security and Defence http://aei.pitt.edu/75424

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