The Obama moment : European and American perspectives

The election of Barack Obama has raised major expectations in Europe and opened up new opportunities for dealing with global challenges. Authored by leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic, this book provides an authoritative analysis of the most topical issues facing the agendas of the European Union and the United States.The volume addresses the global questions of multilateralism, the economy, disarmament, and climate change, as well as key regional issues including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, Africa, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book concludes that it is imperative that Europeans and Americans seize "the Obama moment" in order to capitalize on the urgency of acting now. They will also need to move to a new paradigm of the EU-U.S. relationship and NATO's role within it —one that takes account of the fact that the West needs "the Rest" to deal with the most pressing issues of our time."An important contribution to the debate on how we can renew our transatlantic partnership for a new age.... This book lays out the challenges and choices we face. It deserves to be widely read." —Javier Solana, high representative for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy"A timely contribution to the much-needed dialogue regarding transatlantic relations. Both sides need to understand each other better and this volume helps its readers understand the causes of discord and the key issues to be addressed." —Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to President CarterContributors include Alexandra Bell (Ploughshares Fund), John Bruton (Ambassador, EU Commission to the United States 2004–09), Tom Cargill (Chatham House), Joseph Cirincione (Ploughshares Fund), James F. Dobbins (RAND), Nikolas Foster (SAIS Johns Hopkins University), Daniel S. Hamilton (Center for Transatlantic Relations), Bruce Jones (Center on International Cooperation, NYU), Erik Jones (SAIS Bologna Center, Johns Hopkins University), Ibrahim Kalin (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding), Andrew Kuchins (CSIS), Michael O'Hanlon (Brookings Institution), Rouzbeh Parsi (European Union Institute for Security Studies), Glen Ranwala (University of Cambridge), Pawel S?wieboda (demosEUROPA), and Alex Vines (Chatham House). The election of Barack Obama has raised major expectations in Europe and opened up new opportunities for dealing with global challenges. Authored by leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic, this book provides an authoritative analysis of the most topical issues facing the agendas of the European Union and the United States. The volume addresses the global questions of multilateralism, the economy, disarmament, and climate change, as well as key regional issues including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, Africa, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book concludes that it is imperative that Europeans and Americans seize "the Obama moment" in order to capitalize on the urgency of acting now. They will also need to move to a new paradigm of the EU-U.S. relationship and NATO's role within it one that takes account of the fact that the West needs "the Rest" to deal with the most pressing issues of our time. "An important contribution to the debate on how we can renew our transatlantic partnership for a new age.... This book lays out the challenges and choices we face. It deserves to be widely read." Javier Solana, high representative for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy "A timely contribution to the much-needed dialogue regarding transatlantic relations. Both sides need to understand each other better and this volume helps its readers understand the causes of discord and the key issues to be addressed." Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to President Carter Contributors include Alexandra Bell (Ploughshares Fund), John Bruton (Ambassador,EU Commission to the United States 200409), Tom Cargill (Chatham House), JosephCirincione (Ploughshares Fund), James F. Dobbins (RAND), Nikolas Foster (SAIS JohnsHopkins University), Daniel S. Hamilton (Center for Transatlantic Relations), Bruce Jones(Center on International Cooperation, NYU), Erik Jones (SAIS Bologna Center, JohnsHopkins University), Ibrahim Kalin (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-ChristianUnderstanding), Andrew Kuchins (CSIS), Michael O'Hanlon (Brookings Institution),Rouzbeh Parsi (European Union Institute for Security Studies), Glen Ranwala (Universityof Cambridge), Pawel Swieboda (demosEUROPA), and Alex Vines (Chatham House). Part 1 -- Change In The Us And Transatlantic Relations -- 1. Eu-us Transatlantic Relations : The Obama Moment -- 2. The Obama Administration And Europe -- Part 2 -- What Do We Do? -- 3. The Coming Clash? Europe And Us Multilateralism Under Obama -- 4. Transatlantic Economic Relations -- 5. Prague And The Transformation Of American Nuclear Policy -- 6. Climate Policy : The Quest For Leadership -- 7. From Drawdown To Partnership : Iraq After The American Exit -- 8. Obama's Af/pak Strategy -- 9. The Obama Effect And The Iranian Conundrum -- 10. Israel And Palestine : Trauma, Truth And Politics -- 11. The Obama Administration's 'reset Button' For Russia -- 12. The United States, Europe And East Asia -- 13. Obama's Sub-saharan Africa Policy : Implications For Europe -- Part 3. What Next? -- 14. Capitalising On Obamamania : How To Reform Eu-us Relations?. Alexandra Bell [and Others] ; Edited By Álvaro De Vasconcelos And Marcin Zaborowski. Qn-80-09-940-en-c--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References.