Allies at Odds? The United States and the European Union

by Mowle, Thomas S.

• ISBN13: 9781403966537
• ISBN10: 1403966532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-29
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Why, despite their similar goals, do the policy preferences of the European Union and United States diverge on so many multilateral issues? To answer that question, Allies at Odds thoroughly examines recent international efforts in arms control, environmental protection, human rights, and military cooperation. Evidence from twenty separate cases supports the expectations of the realist approach to international politics, which focuses on the role of power above all. Neither cultural factors nor international institutions have as much influence as some expect. This finding was as true during the Clinton Presidency as during the current Bush administration, indicating that focusing on personalities overlooks more substantial and longer-lasting differences between the Atlantic allies.

Author Biography

Major Thomas S. Mowle is Associate Professor of Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
List of Acronyms	ix
1 The United States and the European Union: On the Brink of the Transatlantic Rift?	1	(16)
2 International Relations Approaches and Transatlantic Relations	17	(18)
3 Arms Control	35	(26)
4 Environment	61	(24)
5 Human Rights	85	(28)
6 Military Cooperation	113	(34)
7 Conclusions	147	(22)
Notes	169	(36)
Bibliography	205	(14)
Index	219