Europe and America : the end of the transatlantic relationship? / Federiga Bindi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bindi, Federiga M., editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic relations.

United States.

European Union countries.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign relations--United States.

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

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

United States--Foreign relations--Europe.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

Europe--Foreign relations--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 pages)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2019.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2019]

Summary:

"America First" is "America Alone" Foreign policy is like physics: vacuums quickly fill. As the United States retreats from the international order it helped put in place and maintain since the end of World War II, Russia is rapidly filling the vacuum. Federiga Bindi's new book assesses the consequences of this retreat for transatlantic relations and Europe, showing how the current path of US foreign policy is leading to isolation and a sharp decrease of US influence in international relations. Transatlantic relations reached a peak under President Barack Obama. But under the Trump administration, withdrawal from the global stage has caused irreparable damage to the transatlantic partnership and has propelled Europeans to act more independently. Europe and America explores this tumultuous path by examining the foreign policy of the United States, Russia, and the major European Union member states. The book highlights the consequences of US retreat for transatlantic relations and Europe, demonstrating that "America first" is becoming "America alone," perhaps marking the end of transatlantic relations as we know it, with Europe no longer beholden to the US national interest.

Contents:

EU foreign and defense policies and transatlantic relations : friends and foes / Federiga Bindi

The foreign policy of France : continuity and change / Aleksander Lust

The foreign policy of Germany : economic giant, foreign policy dwarf? / Jan Techau

Italy : the middle country / Federiga Bindi

Great Britain's foreign policy dilemmas / Klaus Larres

Spain : foreign relations and foreign policy / Joaquin Roy

From Soviet satellite to regional power : Poland after 1989 / Michela Ceccorulli and Serena Giusti

Danish foreign policy : from pastry to bloody Denmark? / Jonas Parello-Plesner

The foreign policy of the Czech Republic : domestic politics back with a vengeance / David Cadier

Russia's staunch foreign policy in a wavering landscape / Serena Giusti

The foreign policy of the United States : indispensable no more? / Jussiá M. Hanhimäki

Conclusion : the unbearable weight of history and the end of transatlantic relations? / Federiga Bindi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 28, 2019).

ISBN:

0-8157-5144-3

0-8157-3281-3

OCLC:

1089839081