Fear and the Making of Foreign Policy: Europe and Beyond

by Ray Taras

Book Overview

This is a book about conflicts and fears: how domestic reasons are drawing countries in Europe into international events. There has been much research into why the U.S. and U.K. militaries intervened in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflict zones. But what explains France's newfound international activism, which is taking its military to Libya, Mali and deeper into Africa? Why has Poland become deeply engaged in Ukraine's politics? Why is Sweden,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748699031
• ISBN13: 9780748699032
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"