Western European integration Book

	Abbreviations
	Introduction
Ch. 1	Patterns of Change	1
	The Nation-States	2
	Unification	6
	European Uniqueness	8
	The Death of the Nation-State in the European Consciousness	9
	The European Coal and Steel Community: A Revolution in European Political Thought	17
	Institutional Developments	21
	Enter the European Council	26
	The Single European Act	27
	Flexibility	30
	Public Opinion	33
Ch. 2	A Unified European Defense System	37
	Decoupling	47
	The Western European Union	48
Ch. 3	European Political Cooperation	53
Ch. 4	Why Not a New Unified Nation-State?	65
	The State of Nations	69
	No Perfect Union	74
Ch. 5	Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy	87
	The Domestic Situation	91
	Western Europe	92
	The New European Outlook	94
	Western Leadership	96
	Foreign Policy Changes	99
Ch. 6	Implications for U.S. Military Strategy	107
	U.S. vs. Soviet View of Strategy	118
Ch. 7	Conclusion	127
	New Membership	130
	Bibliography	133
	Index	137