02831nam 2200637 a 450 991045557570332120200520144314.00-8157-9838-5(CKB)111087027972510(EBL)3004339(OCoLC)923615093(SSID)ssj0000233957(PQKBManifestationID)11220602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233957(PQKBWorkID)10236214(PQKB)11632996(MiAaPQ)EBC3004339(Au-PeEL)EBL3004339(CaPaEBR)ebr10026271(EXLCZ)9911108702797251020011204d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReconcilable differences[electronic resource] U.S.-French relations in the new era /Michael Brenner, Guillaume ParmentierWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20021 online resource (166 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-1254-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword; Contents; 1 A Unique Partnership; 2 Single Superpower versus Multipolarity; 3 NATO: Lost Opportunities; 4 High Tension: The Economic Dimension; 5 A Rekindled Alliance; Notes; IndexThe U.S.-French relationship is unique in mixing elements of rivalry and cooperation. Historical allies and comrades in arms, the United States and France are often fractious and quarrelsome. Their promotion of competing visions for a post-Cold War Europe gives a sharp edge to disputes over security and trade issues. Yet their mutual interests as partners in multiple collective enterprises compel them to find ways to put their relations on a surer footing. Doing so is also the key to meeting the larger challenge of reconciling America's dominance as the global superpower with the aspirations oPolitical cultureUnited StatesPolitical cultureFranceNational characteristics, AmericanNational characteristics, FrenchUnited StatesForeign relationsFranceFranceForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1989-Electronic books.Political culturePolitical cultureNational characteristics, American.National characteristics, French.327.73044Brenner Michael J126420Parmentier Guillaume954158MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455575703321Reconcilable differences2158004UNINA