As a former US diplomat to Europe, John W. Holmes watched the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fulfil its purpose with the disintegration of the Soviet Union. In The United States and Europe After the Cold War, he explores the possibilities for future transatlantic relations in light of NATO's ebbing usefulness. Finding that a basis still exists for an alliance between the United States and the European Union, Holmes sets forth a comprehensive plan for establishing an association as long-lasting and profitable as the one now drawing to a close.