Cover -- Editors' preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction Robin Allers, Carlo Masala and Rolf Tamnes -- Historical Perspectives -- Chapter 1: Germany's Return to the Global Stage: Continuity and Change in German Security Policy Helga Haftendorn -- Chapter 2: Norwegian Foreign and Security Policy: From the Arctic Frontier to the Afghan Battlefield Rolf Tamnes -- Threats and Challenges in the 21st Century -- Chapter 3: Closing Pandora's Box: Germany, Nuclear Weapons, and Another New START Michael Paul -- Chapter 4: Cyber: Buzzword or Game Changer? How the Digital Space Affects National and International Security Kristin Hemmer Mørkestøl -- Chapter 5: An Arctic Home? The Arctic Policies of Norway and Russia Geir Flikke -- Chapter 6: Challenges to the Rule of Law: EU-US Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Annegret Bendiek -- The Euro-Atlantic Security Framework -- Chapter 7: Becoming a Responsible Leader? Germany and EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy Alister Miskimmon -- Chapter 8: Active Participation Despite Limited Influence: Explaining Norway's Participation in EU's Security Policy Pernille Rieker -- Chapter 9: Germany's New Role in NATO: Status Quo as Strategy Patrick Keller -- Chapter 10: Norway and NATO: The Art of Balancing Paal Sigurd Hilde and Helene Forsland Widerberg -- Armed Forces Facing New Challenges -- Chapter 11: The Bundeswehr in the Post-Cold War International Environment Sven Bernhard Gareis -- Chapter 12: Norwegian Lead in Afghanistan: A Small State Approach to a Large Commitment Lene Ekhaugen and Ida Maria Oma -- Chapter 13: So Similar, Yet so Different: Explaining Divergence in Nordic Defence Policies Håkon Lunde Saxi -- Concluding Reflections on Euro-Atlantic Security.

Chapter 14: Just Do It: Bilateral and Minilateral Cooperation to Invigorate European Security Robin Allers and Rolf Tamnes -- References -- Index.