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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784952703321

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of transatlantic security / / edited by Basil Germond, Jussi M. Hanhimaki and Georges-Henri Soutou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-93607-6

1-136-93608-4

1-282-73270-6

1-78034-825-8

9786612732706

0-203-84669-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GermondBasil

HanhimakiJussi M. <1965->

SoutouGeorges-Henri

Disciplina

355/.03301821

Soggetti

Security, International - North Atlantic Region

National security - Europe

National security - United States

United States Military relations European Union countries

European Union countries Military relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Transatlantic security in the Cold War era; 1 Three ministers and the world they made: Acheson, Bevin and Schuman, and the North Atlantic Treaty, March-April 1949; 2 The Korean War: Miscalculation and alliance transformation; 3 The doctrine of massive retaliation and the impossible nuclear defense of the Atlantic Alliance: From directive MC 48 to MC 70 (1953-59); 4 The Fourth Republic and NATO: Loyalty to the Alliance versus national demands?

5 The Fifth Republic and NATO: Odd-man out or the only country in step?6 NATO forever?: Willy Brandt's heretical thoughts on an alternative future; 7 Negotiating with the enemy and having problems



with the allies: The impact of the Non-Proliferation Treaty on transatlantic relations; 8 Power shifts and new security needs: NATO, European identity, and the reorganization of the West, 1967-75; 9 West Germany and the United States during the Middle East Crisis of 1973: 'Nothing but a semi-colony'?; 10 The United States and the 'loss' of Iran: Repercussions on transatlantic security

Part II: Transatlantic security beyond the Cold War11 The Warsaw Pact, NATO and the end of the Cold War; 12 The road to Saint-Malo: Germany and EU-NATO relations after the Cold War; 13 EU-NATO relations after the Cold War; 14 Security of the EU borders in the post-Cold War era; 15 Venus has learned geopolitics: The European Union's frontier and transatlantic relations; 16 The rise and fall of criticism towards the United States in transatlantic relations: From anti-Americanism to Obamania; 17 Strategic culture and security: American antiterrorist policy and the use of soft power after 9/11

18 European security identity since the end of the Cold War19 A realistic reset with Russia: Practical expectations for US-Russian relations; 20 The Obama administration and transatlantic security: Problems and prospects; 21 Is the present future of NATO already history?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new Handbook provides readers with the tools to understand the evolution of transatlantic security from the Cold War era to the early 21st century. After World War II, the US retained a strong presence as the dominant member of NATO throughout the Cold War. Former enemies, such as Germany, became close allies, while even countries that often criticized the United States made no serious attempt to break with Washington. This pattern of security co-operation continued after the end of the Cold War, with NATO expansion eastwards extending US influence. Despite the Iraq war