The United States and Europe: Beyond the Neo-Conservative Divide?

ISBN-13: 9780415369992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str.

John Baylis; Jon Roper

Opis

A penetrating new examination of the triangular political and cultural relationship between America, Britain, and continental Europe. This relationship is both fraught and dynamic. Post-war reconstruction of Europe brought integration. Creating a 'United States of Europe' was a goal shared by many Americans. Yet the contemporary 'War on Terror', has redefined relationships between America, Britain, 'old' and 'new' Europe. For Britain, the Channel seems wider than the Atlantic, although geopolitically it is part of Europe. This book brings together experts from Britain, Europe and America to explore the complexities of contemporary cultural and political relationships, considering the challenges that have been met and those that have to be faced.

Spis treści

Introduction and Overview  1. 'The City Upon a Hill Forever Under Siege': America from a European Perspective  2. Learning from America’s Past: Towards a United States of Europe?  3. Steering the 'great unwieldy barge' in peace and war  4. French Perspectives of the UK and the USA  5. Beyond NATO: the idea of a European Defence Force  6. New and old Europe in America’s post-Iraq Global Strategy  7. Global Intelligence in the War on Terror  8. Transatlantic Relations in a Global Economy  9. Political Economy: Divergence and Convergence between the United States and Europe  Conclusion