NATO, the European Union, and the Atlantic Community: The Transatlantic Bargain ChallengedRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005 M07 28 - 352 pages Now fully revised and updated, this accessible and astute text provides a full interpretive history of the transatlantic alliance and explores critical developments in U.S.-European relations. The first edition highlighted the dangers that U.S. foreign-policy unilateralism could pose for the relationship, a trend that has only intensified over the past few years. Stanley R. Sloan documents and analyzes the substantial ongoing record of U.S. unilateralism and its consequences as the transatlantic and intra-European debate over Iraq produced deep splits among the allies and seriously eroded European trust in U.S. 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 the concept of NATO's missions to include peacekeeping and enforcement without geographic limitation. Sloan also enlarges on his ideas for a new Euro-Atlantic pact, a call that has now been echoing in both European and American quarters. Assessing both the good and bad news for the alliance, this book remains a central text for college and university courses on U.S.-European relations and transatlantic security issues and thought-provoking reading for all citizens concerned about future US foreign policy and Europe's role in it. |
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... early years of the twenty - first century , a helpful prism through which to analyze the North Atlantic alliance . Cleveland , a former US permanent representative to NATO , knew the alliance was far more than the sort of deal struck ...
... early years of the twenty - first century , a helpful prism through which to analyze the North Atlantic alliance . Cleveland , a former US permanent representative to NATO , knew the alliance was far more than the sort of deal struck ...
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... early 1950s that had not been anticipated when the Treaty was signed and that was judged necessary only af- ter North Korea invaded South Korea . The alliance was adjusted again following the failure of the European Defense Community in ...
... early 1950s that had not been anticipated when the Treaty was signed and that was judged necessary only af- ter North Korea invaded South Korea . The alliance was adjusted again following the failure of the European Defense Community in ...
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... early 1950s , the United States deployed its military forces and nu- clear weapons forward in Europe , mainly in Germany , in a fashion ensuring that a Soviet attack on the West would , in its early stages , engage US forces , thereby ...
... early 1950s , the United States deployed its military forces and nu- clear weapons forward in Europe , mainly in Germany , in a fashion ensuring that a Soviet attack on the West would , in its early stages , engage US forces , thereby ...
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... early meetings of the con- ference were attended by representatives of West Germany , Belgium , Italy , Lux- embourg , and the host government , France . The Netherlands had joined the proj- ect in October 1951. In Lisbon , these ...
... early meetings of the con- ference were attended by representatives of West Germany , Belgium , Italy , Lux- embourg , and the host government , France . The Netherlands had joined the proj- ect in October 1951. In Lisbon , these ...
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... early in September 1954 , changes in French perceptions of the threat influenced the outcome . Although the French remained concerned about the potential German threat , they had become more relaxed about the Rus- sian threat and ...
... early in September 1954 , changes in French perceptions of the threat influenced the outcome . Although the French remained concerned about the potential German threat , they had become more relaxed about the Rus- sian threat and ...
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