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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465081103321

Autore

Simoni Serena

Titolo

Understanding transatlantic relations : whither the West? / / Serena Simoni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-47696-2

0-203-13210-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 107

Disciplina

327.4073

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Europe Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Historical context and theories of transatlantic relations -- pt. 2. Transatlantic relations from the end of the Cold War to 9/11 -- pt. 3. Transatlantic relations from 9/11 to today -- pt. 4. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>In light of the Arab Spring and after days of public quarreling that highlighted the divisions among NATO's members on an agreement to give command of the ""no-fly"" zone in Libya to the Alliance, it is evident that the U.S. is having problems engaging with its European allies and partners. Why is this happening? </P><P>Breaking away from the conventional way to study transatlantic relations, Serena Simoni uses a Constructivist theoretical lens to argue that the transatlantic partners' changing identities since the early 1990s have influenced their political interests and, as a consequence,