Western European Integration: Implications for U.S. Policy and Strategy

Ch. 1. Patterns Of Change -- The Nation-states -- Unification -- European Uniqueness -- The Death Of The Nation-state In The European Consciousness -- The European Coal And Steel Community: A Revolution In European Political Thought -- Institutional Developments -- Enter The European Council -- The Single European Act -- Flexibility -- Public Opinion -- Ch. 2. A Unified European Defense System -- Decoupling -- The Western European Union -- Ch. 3. European Political Cooperation -- Ch. 4. Why Not A New Unified Nation-state? -- The State Of Nations -- No Perfect Union -- Ch. 5. Implications For U.s. Foreign Policy -- The Domestic Situation -- Western Europe -- The New European Outlook -- Western Leadership -- Foreign Policy Changes -- Ch. 6. Implications For U.s. Military Strategy -- U.s. Vs. Soviet View Of Strategy -- Ch. 7. Conclusion -- New Membership. Michael J. Collins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [133]-135) And Index.