Description |
xvii, 331 pages : map. ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. The bargain as a framework for analysis -- 2. Genesis of the bargain -- 3. The transatlantic bargain revised -- 4. The bargain through the Cold War, 1954-1989 -- 5. The United States and Europe at the end of the Cold War : some fundamental factors -- 6. NATO's post-Cold War military missions in theory and practice -- 7. NATO nuclear strategy and missile defense -- 8. NATO outreach and enlargement : the legacy of Harmel -- 9. A new transatlantic bargain taking shape : from ESDI to ESDP -- 10. The transatlantic bargain challenged : September 11 and Iraq -- 11. Meeting the challenge -- 12. Toward a new Atlantic community -- App. A. The North Atlantic Treaty, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1949 -- App. B. Atlantic community chronology : 1941-2004 |
Summary |
"Now fully revised and updated, this accessible and astute text provides a full interpretive history of the transatlantic alliance and explores critical developments in US-European relations. Stanley R. Sloan considers the ongoing pattern of US unilateralism and its consequences as the transatlantic and intra-European debate over Iraq produces deep splits among the allies and seriously erodes European trust in US leadership. Ironically, at the same time, the United States and Europe have made historic choices concerning NATO's future, not only continuing the process of enlarging alliance membership but also expanding NATO's missions to include peacekeeping and enforcement without geographic limitation. Sloan also builds on his ideas for a new Euro-Atlantic pact, a call that has now been echoing in both European and American quarters |
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Assessing both the good and bad news for the alliance, this book remains a central text for college and university courses on US-European relations and transatlantic security issues, and offers thought-provoking reading for all citizens concerned about future US foreign policy and Europe's role in it."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Previous ed.: 2003 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index |
Subject |
European Union.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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SUBJECT |
Europe -- Defenses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045660
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North America http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092455 -- Defenses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005481
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LC no. |
2005014282 |
ISBN |
0742535738 paperback alkaline paper |
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074253572X cloth alkaline paper |
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