The New Europe
Europe and the US: And End of an Era?
Trans-Atlanticism
What is it?
Not just a song by Death Cab
for Cutie
Definition:
The idea that Western
Europe and North America shared common values, interests and institutions and
that, therefore, they should cooperate in international affairs and guarantee
each otherŐs security.
What conditions/world events
cemented trans-Atlanticism?
What conditions/events are
under-mining it, calling it into question today?
The Cold War: What Kept the Peace?
Between East and West: The North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
US-European Relations
Today: The Post-Transatlantic Era?
Perhaps American and European
Interests and/or
Values
Have diverged to the point
that they no longer will be the closest allies
What do you think?
Do the US and Europe want the
same things? Fear the same things?
Kagan
argument: not so much divergent
interests or values as different degrees of power