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100	1		_aCLADI Lorenzo
245			_aPersevering with bandwagoning, not hedging: _bwhy European security cooperation still conforms to realism/ _cLorenzo Cladi
260			_c2022
520			_aOver the past few years, European security cooperation has been revived. The EU has launched several defence initiatives and some member states, such as France have launched their own collaborative initiatives. The renewed activism in European security cooperation followed several years of inactivity and warrants theoretical investigation. Hedging is a concept that has been employed to make sense of renewed activism in European security cooperation. By pursuing hedging, Europeans are preparing for a future in which the US might be unwilling or unable to get involved, and to assist with, European security affairs. Advancing a neorealist analysis, this article argues that European states' efforts to increase cooperation remain consistent with the broader trajectory of European security cooperation since the end of the Cold War. European states remain dependent on the US for their security and are still far from autonomously projecting their influence internationally. This article illustrates the argument with reference to the recent withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan and the French promise to wind down its commitment in the Sahel. The implications of this argument are discussed in detail.
650			_aEUROPEAN SECURITY; REALISM; BANDWAGONING
650			_aEUROPEAN SECURITY
650			_aREALISM
650			_aBANDWAGONING
650			_aSECURITY
773			_aDefence Studies: _gVol 22, No. 4, December 2022, pp. 624-643 (105)
598			_aSECURITY, USA, AFGHAN
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14702436.2022.2110476 _zClick here full text
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