Book Notes
| Date | 01 June 1984 |
| Published date | 01 June 1984 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002234338402100210 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Book
Notes
We
depart
from
normal
practice
in this
issue
in
that
all
the
book
notes
concern
the
main
theme
of
this
special
issue.
The book
notes
were
written
by
Jan
Oberg
and
Nils
Petter
Gleditsch.
Jan
Anderson
&
Jan
Oberg
eds.
1983.
Perspektiv
pa
nordisk
fredspolitikk -
en
konferanserapport
(Perspective
on
Nordic
Peace
Politics
-
A
Con-
ference
Report).
Lund:
Lund
University
Peace
Research
Institute
Report
No. 3,
1983.
This
book
is
the
outcome
of ’a
seminar
of
some
40
scholars,
military
professionals,
politicians,
peace
movement
representatives
from
Iceland,
Finland,
Norway,
Denmark,
and
Sweden.
The
perspective
is
clearly
future-oriented
and
inte-
grative
-
what
can
we
foresee
about
possibilities
for
alternative
security
policies
in
the
Nordic
area
as
a
whole.
The
first
section
discusses
present
trends.
Secondly,
there
is
a
section
on
future
alternatives
and,
finally,
papers
related
to
the
cooperation
between
parliamentarians,
activists,
and
researchers.
The
report
clearly
shows
the
diversity
in
the
perception
of
the
Nordic
security
problem
and
that
proposals
for
their
solution
go
in
as
many
directions.
The
report,
however,
reflects
the
important
experience
that
it
is
possible
to
extend
a
fruitful,
rich
debate
between
all
Nordic
countries
and
these
various
backgrounds.
Burrows,
Bernard
&
Geoffrey
Edwards
1982.
The
Defence
of
Western
Europe.
London:
Butterworth.
155
p.,
£
17.50.
The
authors
argue
that
European
security
can
no
longer
be
preserved
purely
by
defending
Europe.
The
NATO
defense
system
has
to
some
extent
been
outflanked
by
the
Soviet
Union
and
this
poses
a
threat
to
the
supply
of
energy
and
raw
materials
to
the
European
members
of
the
alliance.
Closer
European
defense
cooperation
is
desirable,
not
so
much
as
an
alternative
to
the
Atlantic
alliance,
but
as
a
means
of
putting
the
alliance
on
a
more
realistic
basis.
The
authors
are
sceptical
about
the
realism
or
desirability
of
a
European
nuclear
force
but
advocate
closer
European
defense
collaboration
in
a
number
of
other
fields.
In
many
cases
a
two-tier
structure
might
be
desirable,
with
an
inner
core
of
European
institutions
and
an
outer
layer
of
all-NATO
institutions.
Brauch,
Hans
Gfnter
1983.
Perspektiven
einer
Europäischen
Friedensordnung
(Perspectives
on’a
European
Peace
Order).
Berlin:
Springer.
94
p.,
DM
9.80.
Atlanticism
and
neutralism
are
blind
alleys
in
the
search
for
peace
in
Europe.
Rather,
we
must
try
to
construct
a
European
order
of
peace,
Brauch
argues
in
this
report
prepared
for
a
West
German
member
of
the
European
Parliament.
Such
a
European
peace
order
must
rest
on
three
pillars:
a
Europeanized
security
policy,
which
permits
the
West
European
countries
to
gain
political
influence
in
NATO
consonant
with
their
defense
contribution;
a
security
partnership,
where
common
security
gradually
replaces
deterrence;
and
increased
interregional
cooperation
with
the
third
world
to
prevent
explosive
conflicts
which
might
ignite
war
in
Europe
(the
Sarajevo
effect).
Brauch
ends
by
discussing
specific
contributions
which
the
European
Parliament
might
make.
Common
Security.
A
Programme for
Disarmament
1982.
The
Report
of
the
Independent
Commission
on
Disarmament
and
Security
Issues
under
the
Chairmanship
of
Olof
Palme,
London,
Pan.
The
Palme
Commission
report
and
its
content
are
well-known
by
now.
The
proposal
for
a
tactical
nuclear-free
corridor
down
through
Europe
attracted
most
attention
in
the
debate.
What
has
been
less
in
focus
is
the
theoretical
and
conceptual
foundation
-
the
problems
and
potentials
of
’common
security’
as
such
-
and
the
numerous
other
proposals
which
the
report
brings
forward.
Perhaps
the
report
is
more
interesting
because
of
those
who
wrote
it
than
for
what
it
actually
states.
However,
the
main
ideas,
the
approach
as
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