The United States and Europe: Beyond the Neo-Conservative Divide?

by John Baylis (Editor), Jon Roper (Editor)

Overview

A penetrating new examination of the triangular political and cultural relationship between America, Britain, and continental Europe.

This relationship is both fraught and dynamic. Post-war reconstruction of Europe brought integration. Creating a ‘United States of Europe’ was a goal shared by many Americans. Yet the contemporary 'War on Terror', has redefined relationships between America, Britain, 'old' and 'new' Europe. For Britain, the Channel seems wider than the Atlantic, although geopolitically it is part of Europe. This book brings together experts from Britain, Europe and America to explore the complexities of contemporary cultural and political relationships, considering the challenges that have been met and those that have to be faced.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415369992
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/05/2006
Series:	Contemporary Security Studies
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Baylis is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Department of American Studies, University of Wales, Swansea. His research interests include Anglo-American Relations, Nuclear History and Arms Control. He is the author of over 20 books including Anglo-American Defence Relations (1984) and Anglo-American Relations since 1939: The Enduring Alliance (1994).

Jon Roper is Professor of American Studies at Swansea University. His research interests include American political ideas, the Presidency and the impact of war on American politics, culture and society. He has published Democracy and its Critics (1989), The American Presidents (2000) and The Contours of American Politics (2002).

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview 1. 'The City Upon a Hill Forever Under Siege': America from a European Perspective 2. Learning from America’s Past: Towards a United States of Europe? 3. Steering the 'great unwieldy barge' in peace and war 4. French Perspectives of the UK and the USA 5. Beyond NATO: the idea of a European Defence Force 6. New and old Europe in America’s post-Iraq Global Strategy 7. Global Intelligence in the War on Terror 8. Transatlantic Relations in a Global Economy 9. Political Economy: Divergence and Convergence between the United States and Europe Conclusion