The United States and Europe Beyond the Neo-Conservative Divide [Hardcover]

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.

1. Introduction Jon Roper and John Baylis  2. The Idea of America and the Idea of Europe: Presidential Power and Constitutional Authority Jon Roper  3. The Old and the New: Germany and Poland in the Recalibration of Transatlantic Security Relations Kerry Longhurst  4. From Dispute to Consensus: The Emergence Transatlantic Opposition to Neo-conservatism Jean-Marie Ruiz  5. German Transatlanticism: between Narcissism and Nostalgia Wade Jacoby  6. Britain, the United States and Europe: To Choose or Not to Choose? John Baylis  7. The United States and the Common European Security and Defence Policy: No End to Drift Steve Marsh  8. Beyond NATO?: The European Security and Defence Project Jolyon Howorth  9. The Transatlantic Alliance in the Iraq Crisis Saki Ruth Dockrill  10. The Spies that Bind: Intelligence Cooperation between the UK, US and the EU Stan A. Taylor &lóF