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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... cooperation, such as analyst Ivo Daalder, have begun to talk about the “end of Atlanticism” and warn that transatlantic relations are in “very serious trouble.” Probably the most powerful case that America and Europe are growing apart ...
... cooperation in the future. The image of a militaristic and unilateralist America and a pacifistic and inward-focused Europe certainly has a measure of truth to it, but it is also a caricature. The caricature, and the particular case of ...
... cooperation inherent in the concept of a political alliance. For all its apparent power, the United States should not wish to take on the responsibility of maintaining international order and global security without the support of the ...
... cooperation with Europe or anyone else, but that they believe such cooperation is better pursued on an ad hoc basis of mutual interest as appropriate: “The mission should determine the coalition,” in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's ...
... cooperation from Iraq—by explaining what happened to its past weapons of mass destruction programs and fully cooperating with inspectors—would have made it very difficult for the United States to launch a war, at least in the near term ...
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Allies at War: America, Europe, and the Crisis Over Iraq Philip H. Gordon,Jeremy Shapiro Просмотр фрагмента - 2004 |