TABLES AND FIGURES; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; APPENDIX; COSTS, PHASES, NAMES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Ulrich Krotz is Professor at the European University Institute, where he holds the Chair in International Relations in the Political Science Department and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, and is Director of the program on Europe in the World in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.
Flying Tiger is a truly extraordinary book, which will soon be
considered a classic and essential to the canons of international
relations theory and European politics. It is a model for combining
brilliant, insightful theorizing with painstaking, detailed
empirical narration. While many see high politics as contributing
to the uncertain future or even outright failure of the European
project, Krotz uncovers, theorizes, and explains a successful
effort at bilateral development and production of advanced
weaponry. This is, as Krotz puts it, 'a different sort of European
integration,' but integration nonetheless.
*Rawi Abdelal, Professor of Business Administration Harvard
Business School*
On the face of things, Flying Tiger is about helicopter production,
but as one reads further in this impressively original book, it is
obvious that Ulrich Krotz's concerns are with much more than
cooperation between France and Germany. In detailing the many ups
and downs this highly symbolic flying machine has encountered over
the course of decades, the author is really telling a much larger
story, one that goes to the heart of the ongoing challenge of
'building' Europe. In crisp and clear prose, and drawing skillfully
upon international relations theory, Krotz provides invaluable
insight into the current state and future prospects of European
security and defense cooperation.
*David G. Haglund, Professor of International Relations, Queen's
University, Canada*
This ambitious volume draws on the very best traditions of
empirical research and meticulous analysis. Its arguments about and
evidence on the interconnections of the domestic, bilateral and
multilateral layers of policy deserve to be widely read.
*Helen Wallace, Centennial Professor, European Institute, London
School of Economics and Political Science*
...a useful tour of modern weapons development.
*CHOICE*
Flying Tiger offers an intriguing empirical account ... while at
the same time aiming to fill a void in international (IR) relations
theory by conceptualizing how inter-state relations ... are in turn
influenced by domestic realities, and how this affects national
interests and the security policies of states. [A]
thought-provoking book for IR scholars in general and a must read
for those interested in arms procurement and Franco-German
relations in particular.
*Gerry Alons, Political Studies*
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