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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... global strategy are nothing new, of course. Episodes such as the 1956 Suez crisis, the French expulsion of American troops in 1966, the 1973 Arab- Israeli War, the debate over the “Euromissiles” or Central America in the early 1980s ...
... global issues, and even over core approaches to dealing with the Soviet Union. But these very real differences never prevented the alliance from maintaining a successful overall strategy to confront the common challenge of the day or a ...
... global security without the support of the most useful, prosperous, and like-minded allies it is likely to find anywhere—those in the widening European Union. The United States can and should pursue close cooperation with other major ...
... global challenges not only without the support and cooperation of their most capable potential partners, but perhaps even in the face of their opposition to American success. It is not the sort of environment in which leaders from ...
... global peace and security were for Washington alone to make ended up needlessly alienating potential allies and fueling resistance to U.S. leadership. The next time there is such a crisis, American leaders might think more carefully ...
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Allies at War: America, Europe, and the Crisis Over Iraq Philip H. Gordon,Jeremy Shapiro Просмотр фрагмента - 2004 |