The Atlantic Alliance Under Stress : US-European Relations After Iraq

Can the political institutions of the transatlantic alliance endure the demise of the Soviet enemy? Did the Iraq crisis of 2002–3 signal the final demise of the Atlantic partnership? If so, what are the likely consequences? In this book a distinguished group of political scientists and historians from Europe and the United States tackle these questions. The book examines the causes and consequences of the crisis in Atlantic relations that accompanied the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The authors' collective focus is not on the war itself, or how it was conducted, or even the situation in Iraq either before or after the conflict. Instead, the crisis over Iraq is the starting point for an examination of transatlantic relations and specifically the Atlantic alliance, an examination that is cross-national in scope and multi-disciplinary in approach. Can The Political Institutions Of The Transatlantic Alliance Endure The Demise Of The Soviet Enemy? Did The Iraq Crisis Of 2002-3 Signal The End Of The Atlantic Partnership? If So, What Are The Likely Consequences? In This Book, A Distinguished Group Of Political Scientists And Historians From Europe And The United States Tackles These Questions. The Book Examines The Causes And Consequences Of The Crisis In Atlantic Relations That Accompanied The Invasion Of Iraq In March 2003. The Authors' Collective Focus Is Not On The War Itself, Or How It Was Conducted, Or Even The Situation In Iraq Before Or After The Conflict. Instead, The Crisis Over Iraq Is The Starting Point For An Examination Of Transatlantic Relations And Specifically The Atlantic Alliance, An Examination That Is Crossnational In Scope And Multidisciplinary In Approach.--jacket. Toward Transatlantic Drift? / Geir Lundestad -- The Dynamics Of The Feud Over Iraq / Elizabeth Pond -- The United States And Its Atlantic Partners / David M. Andrews -- Us Politics And Transatlantic Relations : We Are All Europeans Now / Miles Kahler -- Three Rifts, Two Reconciliations : Franco-american Relations During The Fifth Republic / Georges-henri Soutou -- Security Exporters : Germany, The United States, And Transatlantic Cooperation / Hubert Zimmermann -- A Bridge Too Far : The United Kingdom And The Transatlantic Relationship / William Wallace And Tim Oliver -- The Richest And Farthest Master Is Always Best : Us-italian Relations In Historical Perspective / Leopoldo Nuti -- The Iraq Crisis And The Future Of The Western Alliance / Marc Trachtenberg -- Military Competence Versus Policy Loyalty : Central Europe And Transatlantic Relations / Wade Jacoby -- Is Atlanticism Dead? / David M. Andrews. Edited By David M. Andrews. Based On A Series Of Seminars Held 2002-2004 At The European University Institute And Organized By The Transatlantic Programme Of The Robert Schuman Centre For Advanced Studies. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 267-281) And Index. This book examines the causes and consequences of the crisis in Atlantic relations that accompanied the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. A dstinguished group of political scientists and historians from Europe and the United States tackles these issues. The authors' collective focus is not on the war itself, or how it was conducted, or even the situation in Iraq either before or after the conflict. Instead, the crisis over Iraq is the starting point for an examination of transatlantic relations and specifically the Atlantic alliance, an examination that is cross-national in scope and multi-disciplinary in approach. With contributions from a distinguished group of political scientists and historians from Europe and the United States, this text examines the causes and consequences of the crisis in Atlantic relations that accompanied the invasion of Iraq in March 2003