Coming in from the Cold War Changes in U.S.-European Interactions since 1980

by Ingebritsen, Christine; Alexseev, Mikhail A.; Allen, David J.; Chessa, Cecilia; Coker, Christopher; D'Anieri, Paul; Gardner, Mark; Gow, James; Howorth, Jolyon; Marks, Michael P.; Ramet, Sabrina P.; Smith, Patricia J.

• ISBN13: 9780742500167
• ISBN10: 0742500160
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. relations with Europe have charted a new course, influenced especially by the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the expansion of NATO, and the growing strength of the European Union. This volume analyzes U.S. interactions with Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Poland, and Ukraine, and examines the new role for NATO and the evolving dynamics in the U.S.-EU partnership. Through their assessment of mutual perceptions, evolving interests, and clashing agendas, the contributors offer a fresh and thoughtful exploration of the U.S. relationship with the major European states.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
The United States and Europe: Toward Greater Cooperation or a Historic Parting?--An Idealist Perspective	1	(15)
Sabrina P. Ramet
NATO As a Postmodern Alliance	16	(15)
Christopher Coker
A Competitive Relationship: The Maturing of the EU-U.S. Relationship, 1980-2000	31	(19)
David J. Allen
A Relationship Both Special and Mundane: The Politics of Power, Party, and Leadership in U.S.-British Relations since 1980	50	(23)
Mark Gardner
Renegotiating the Marriage Contract: Franco-American Relations since 1981	73	(24)
Jolyon Howorth
The Impact of Post-Cold War Changes on the U.S.-German Relationship	97	(32)
Patricia J. Smith
Coming into Europe: The U.S.-Spanish Relationship since 1980	129	(18)
Michael P. Marks
From the Cold War to the ``Cold Peace'': U.S.-Russian Interactions from Gorbachev to the Present	147	(26)
Mikhail A. Alexseev
``Let Poland be Poland'': The U.S.-Polish Relationship from 1980 to the Present	173	(18)
Cecilia Chessa
Ukraine and the United States since 1991: The Reshaping of Expectations	191	(18)
Paul D'Anieri
The Future of NATO and the Euro-Atlantic Community: Productive Partnership and Constructive Ends?	209	(22)
James Gow
Index of Names	231	(4)
Index of Subjects	235	(6)
About the Contributors	241