The dynamics of European security cooperation, 1945-91 / Gülnur Aybet.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.

1. Theories of Integration. Federalist theory. Functionalism. Neo-functionalism. Regime theory. The utility of theories -- 2. The Origins of Postwar European Integration. The Federalist movement. Allied postwar planning and the Marshall Plan. The limitations of a third force movement in Western Europe -- 3. The Testing Ground for Postwar European Integration: the 1950s. 1950-1954: Security cooperation as part of a wider integration process. 1954-1959: Security cooperation divorced from the European integration process -- 4. The Search for a European Dimension in the Alliance: the 1960s and 1970s. The political dimension. The nuclear dimension. The economic dimension. The EC's foreign policy and security initiatives in the 1970s -- 5. The Abandonment-Entrapment Years: the 1980s. The Genscher-Colombo Plan and the European Act. Franco-German security cooperation. The Euromissile crisis and its effects on European security cooperation.

The European non-response to SDI: problems of coordination. The revival of the Western European Union. The IEPG in the 1980s -- 6. Setting the Foundations for European Security Cooperation in the 1990s: 1990-1991. The reasons behind European security cooperation in the 1990s. Drafting the concept of interlocking institutions. Challenges to the European security regime in the post-Cold War era -- 7. Conclusion.