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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... role of the alliance . The NATO allies invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty , considering the attack on the United States an attack on the entire alliance . But when the United States developed a military strategy to respond ...
... role of the alliance . The NATO allies invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty , considering the attack on the United States an attack on the entire alliance . But when the United States developed a military strategy to respond ...
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... role is as an instrument of both political and military cooperation among member and partner states . The process involves consulta- tions in the North Atlantic Council and its many subordinate bodies , practical co- ordination ...
... role is as an instrument of both political and military cooperation among member and partner states . The process involves consulta- tions in the North Atlantic Council and its many subordinate bodies , practical co- ordination ...
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... role that can be seen as a glass half full or half empty . During the Cold War , some Americans saw NATO as a creator of burdens for the United States rather than as an instrument for sharing them . Some may still hold this view ...
... role that can be seen as a glass half full or half empty . During the Cold War , some Americans saw NATO as a creator of burdens for the United States rather than as an instrument for sharing them . Some may still hold this view ...
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... role in Europe , particularly as translated through NATO , provides an important ingredient of stability that facil- itates cooperation among European states . For example , even though Germany is not seen as a threat by its neighbors ...
... role in Europe , particularly as translated through NATO , provides an important ingredient of stability that facil- itates cooperation among European states . For example , even though Germany is not seen as a threat by its neighbors ...
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... role . According to its classic definition , collective security is a system of in- terstate relations designed to maintain a balance of power and interests among the members that ensure peaceful relationships within that system . The ...
... role . According to its classic definition , collective security is a system of in- terstate relations designed to maintain a balance of power and interests among the members that ensure peaceful relationships within that system . The ...
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