title: The US-EU Security Relationship: The Tensions between a European and a Global Agenda (The European Union Series)
author: Wyn Rees
description: A constantly evolving security agenda has become a vital part of USEU relations. Contemporary security challenges such as the rise of international terrorism and the threat from 'states of concern' have  in recent years  forced the US and the EU to adapt their relationship and work together in new ways. <br /><br />Written by a leading authority, this incisive and wide-ranging book systematically examines the development of the transatlantic security relationship in the post-Cold War era. It assesses the nature of the US and EU as international actors and considers how they cooperate together. Rees argues that  despite divergences of interest after the end of the Cold War  the complex nature of contemporary challenges is driving both sides of the Atlantic towards increased cooperation. In addition, the book looks in detail at how global and European issues such as EU defence and enlargement policies, nuclear non-proliferation, and the war on terror have affected security relations.&gt;
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  In January 2002 the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) beca-
  me an autonomous Paris-based agency of the European
  Union. Following an EU Council Joint Action of 20 July
  2001, it is now an integral part of the new structures
  that will support the further development of the
  CFSP/ESDP. The Institute’s core mission is to provide
  analyses and recommendations that can be of use and
  relevance to the formulation of the European security
  and defence policy. In carrying out that mission, it also
  acts as an interface between European experts and 
  decision-makers at all levels.
  
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