Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century Europe, America and the rise of the rest

• Main Author: Lagadec, Erwan
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 2012; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies
• Subjects: 21st century; Case studies; Europe; European Union countries > Foreign relations > United States; European Union countries > Politics and government > 21st century; Foreign Policy; Foreign relations; Geopolitics; Geopolitics - Europe - History - 21st century; History; Military & Strategic Studies; Multilateralism; Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Security, International; U.S.A; United States > Foreign relations > European Union countries; translatio; NATO Asset; Translatio Imperii; Soft Power Potential; Transatlantic Economic Relations; imperii; NATO Member; power; EU's Common Defence; nato; soft; Soft Power Resources; EU NATO Relationship; crisis; EU Special Representative; NATO Effort; iraq; De Gaulle; economy; NATO Summit; CSDP Mission; NATO EU Relation; NATO Headquarter; CIA Black Site; NSS; NATO EU Cooperation; CSTO; NATO EU; NATO's Secretary General; EU's Security Policy; NATO's Strategic Concept; gaulle; economic; NATO Mission; Turkey's EU Membership
• ISBN: 9780415748117; 9780415683210; 0415683211; 0415748119
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203117002

This book offers an overview of the interface between European integration, transatlantic relations, and the 'rise of the rest' in the early 21st century. The collapse of the Soviet bloc opened up an era in which the drivers and perceived benefits of the US alliance among European countries have become more variegated and shifting. The proposition that the US remains at once an 'indispensable' and 'intolerable' nation in Europe is a key concept in the alliance, as the US remains inextricably tied to the continent through economic, military and cultural links. This work examines this complex subject area from many angles, including an analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of America's relations with Europe, as well as a discussion of the politics of transatlantic affairs which utilises evidence gleaned from a series of case-studies. In the concluding chapters, the author assesses the likelihood that the West can entrench its global dominance in the realms of "soft" and "hard" power, and by effecting a "controlled reform" that will see multilateral structures open up to emerging powers. This book will be of great interest to students of European Politics, EU integration, transatlantic relations, US foreign policy/diplomacy, International Security and IR in general.