Transatlantic relations in the 21st century : Europe, America and the rise of the rest / Erwan Lagadec.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lagadec, Erwan, 1977-

Series:

Contemporary security studies.

Contemporary security studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Europe--History--21st century.

Geopolitics.

Security, International.

United States--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

United States.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--United States.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Indispensable and intolerable nation: The US in European geopolitics; 2 "Friends again " or "drifting apart"?; 3 Defining threats and interests: Drivers, processes, and objectives; 4 Transatlantic threat perceptions: "With friends like these, who needs enemies?"; 5 The forgotten ballast: Economic interdependence vs. high politics; 6 Regional case studies: The politics of transatlantic relations; 7 NATO after Lisbon: New compact or obfuscation of irreconcilable differences?

8 Dogmas and dependence: Assessing the NATO-CSDP impasse9 US-NATO-EU cooperation on the ground; 10 The military balance: Emerging threats or new providers of global public goods?; 11 Normative contest: The decline of Western "soft power"?; 12 Locking in Western dominance: The West in international organizations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-30195-X

1-280-66018-X

9786613637116

1-136-30196-8

0-203-11700-X

9780203117002

OCLC:

798532157