This book is a systematic effort to empirically approach the democratic deficit of CSDP, to understand its social construction and propose ways to remedy it.

An analysis of the evolution of German foreign and defence policy, charting its development since Yalta and examining the different perspectives of each of the parties and the main evolution in their thinking both before and since unification.

Data and facts about the state of the United Kingdom can be found in this comprehensive, up-to-date yearbook. It provides a wide range of information about the nation's spheres of activity, including economic activity, the environment, social and cultural affairs, and more.

Information on EC policy areas: extracts from periodical articles.

Attempts to answer two main questions: 'Is there a gap between EU and Turkish security cultures?' and 'To what extent is Turkey an advantage for Europe?'. This book examines Turkey's crucial role with NATO and details its relations and priorities in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Black Sea regions, comparing these with EU relations. (Publisher)

This Volume VII of the series of the Core Documents on European Defence offers a selection of the statements and of the decisions taken by the EU in 2006.