ABSTRACT

This book provides a provocative analysis of relations between Europe and America during the tempestuous years 1998-2004. Analysing EU foreign policy, it concludes that the lessons learnt in interacting with America have been crucial in shaping the emerging EU strategic culture.The book challenges established orthodoxy regarding the sui generis nat

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|16 pages

Understanding transatlantic relations

chapter 2|29 pages

The transatlantic bargain

chapter 3|29 pages

The Kosovo war

chapter 4|36 pages

EU and NATO enlargements

chapter 5|28 pages

The Iraq crisis

chapter 6|9 pages

Towards a bipolar West