The end of the cold war prompted a number of European countries to phase out conscription and construct all-volunteer forces (AVFs). Despite this trend, many European countries plan to retain some level of conscription. The disparity between those countries eliminating conscription and those...

The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is in large part a product of the institutional development of the EU and the consolidation of its authority over internal issues. This parallels the development of the United States as a global actor shortly after the federal government...