An assessment of the relevance and usefulness of various approaches involved in tackling the security challenges that face Europe after the Cold War. Essays examine areas of ambiguity and complexity between war and peace, conflict and cooperation, "hard" and "soft" security, and state and society. The book is the result of a cooperative venture of the Bureau for Military Scientific Studies, the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, and the Austrian Defense Academy. Contributors are policymakers, advisers, and academics from the Euro- Atlantic community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)