Allies At WarMcGraw Hill Professional, 7 апр. 2004 г. - Всего страниц: 272 A thorough analysis of where U.S./European relations have gone wrong--and how to set them right ALLIES AT WAR is the first and most comprehensive assessment of what went wrong between America and Europe during the crisis over Iraq and is based on extensive interviews with policymakers in the United States and Europe. It puts the crisis over Iraq in historical context by examining US-Europe relations since World War II and shows how the alliance traditionally managed to overcome its many internal difficulties and crises. It describes how the deep strategic differences that emerged at the end of the Cold War and the disputes over the Balkans and the Middle East during the Clinton years already had some analysts questioning whether the Alliance could survive. It shows how the Bush administration’s unilateral diplomacy and world-view helped bring already simmering tensions to a boil, and describes in depth the events leading up to the Iraq crisis of 2003. Gordon and Shapiro explain how powerful forces such rising American power and the September 11 terrorist attacks have made relations between America and Europe increasingly difficult. But the authors argue that the split over Iraq was not inevitable: it was the result of misguided decisions and unnecessary provocations on both sides. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that claims that the Iraq war signaled the effective end of the Atlantic Alliance, the authors warn that assuming the end of the Alliance could quickly become a self-fulfilling prophesy: leaving the United States isolated, resented, and responsible for bearing the burdens of maintaining international security largely alone. In response to those who argue that the Atlantic Alliance is no longer viable or necessary, ALLIES AT WAR demonstrates that even after Iraq, the United States and Europe can work together, and indeed must if they wish to effectively address the most pressing problems of our age. The book makes concrete proposals for restoring transatlantic relations and updating the alliance to meet new challenges like global terrorism and the transformation of an unstable Middle East. |
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... France, 61 to 25 percent in Germany, 61 to 28 percent in Russia, and 30 to 12 percent in Turkey—and solid majorities in nearly all European countries expressed support for “more independent” foreign policies. American opinions about the ...
... France would have gone along with military action. Similarly, more and better cooperation from Iraq—by explaining what happened to its past weapons of mass destruction programs and fully cooperating with inspectors—would have made it ...
... France and Germany were telling the administration that pursuing an explicit authorization for war would only lead to a major diplomat- ic clash—as it did. Bush's deeply conservative political and philosophical orientation, so distant ...
... France's opposition the result of French commercial interests, as was widely alleged, which in fact would have been better served if France had joined the coalition and demanded some of the spoils. Rather, the fierce French opposition ...
... France as a country determined to create a Europe—perhaps aligned with Russia and other powers—that would be a hostile counterweight to the United States. The perception is exaggerated, but it is encouraged by French rhetoric about ...
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Allies at War: America, Europe, and the Crisis Over Iraq Philip H. Gordon,Jeremy Shapiro Просмотр фрагмента - 2004 |