Defending Europe: transatlantic and european security from Truman to Trump

List of Acronyms 9

Introduction 19

1. The Cold War (1949-1989) 23

1.1 From One War (and Alliance) to Another 23

1.2 Defending (Western) Europe 37

2. From Defence to Security (1989-1999) 47

2.1 After the Wall 47

2.2 Whither NATO? 52

2.3 From Community to Union 59

2.4 Crises and Conflicts in the Balkans 69

3. Out of Area: Managing Crises (1999-2009) 79

3.1 L’Union fait la Force 79

3.2 Fighting Terrorism 91

3.3 Projecting Stability 100

3.4 Between Crisis and Reform 107

4. Polycrisis: Europe Exposed (2010-2020) 117

4.1 Testing the Union 117

4.2 The Arc of Crises (and Responses) 123

4.3 Protecting Europe 135

4.4 Between Brexit and Trump 142

5. Between Putin and Trump 167

5.1 War Is Back 167

5.2 Changing Strategies (and Teams) 178

5.3 Trump Is Back 188

5.4 Defending Europe 198

A. I - Selected Treaty Provisions 217

A. II - Selected Background References 229

About the Author 231