ABSTRACT
In this chapter, European values in the early twenty-first century are con-
trasted with those that seemed dominant in the USA. This is a way of
bringing out more clearly what was distinctive about the values of the Eur-
opean Union, why they had become a force to be reckoned with, and why at
this moment of hesitation about European integration, more effort should
be devoted to their defence. At a time when American leaders such as ex-
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld were prepared to express publicly
their contempt for the old Europe, it was worth comparing the values for which the USA stood, or which were broadcast in their name in the early
twenty-first century, with those of Europe. It is concluded that European
values are different and that they should be more vigorously and intelli-
gently defended. To this end there should be a New European Project,
which is developed in the next chapter.
