European Intelligence Cooperation Beyond the Nation-State

by Neil Winn

This book is an analysis of European intelligence cooperation from the 1990s to present day. The study, which is the first to deal with supranational and intergovernmental policy bargaining post-September 11, 2001, is based on primary interviews with civilian and military policy-makers in London, Paris, The Hague and Brussels, and includes three particular case studies of the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, European intelligence co-operation during the Kosovo War (1998-9), and European intelligence co-operation after 9/11. Intelligence collection, collation and analysis is fundamental to cultivating a global defence mechanism. Since 9/11, there has been a growing realisation in Europe and among EU member states that the 'new' security threats -- migration, terrorism and rogue states -- can be tackled best by greater European/EU cooperation. This book addresses the very substantial foreign policy and international relations issues that arise from creating an integrated defence policy.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2007