Friends again?
Subtitle: EU-US relations after the crisis
By: edited by Marcin Zaborowski
Contributors: Institute for Security Studies (Paris, France)
Series: Transatlantic book -- 2006.; Transatlantic book -- 2006.
Publisher: European Union Institute for Security Studies
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9789291980840
Subjects: Relations; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Relations transatlantiques; Mondialisation; UE/CE Relations extérieures; International relations; Außenpolitik; Buitenlandse betrekkingen; 89.70 international relations: general; Relations extérieures; Europäische Union
Other titles: European Union - United States relations after the crisis
Description: Three years after the crisis ignited by America's decision to go to war in Iraq, can the United States and the European Union be said to be 'friends again'? After a rocky and on occasion openly acrimonious period in EU-US relations during George W. Bush's first presidency, it seems that transatlantic relations have returned to a more harmonious state. A broad convergence of perspectives has emerged which has led to instances of practical co-operation, for example towards Iran, Syria and Afghanistan. Even Iraq has ceased to divide the allies in the way it used to, although on both sides of the Atlantic fundamental views on the war have not changed. Still, many questions remain regarding the depth, scope and solidity of this new US-EU partnership. This volume brings together a unique collection of contributions written by experts from both sides of the Atlantic and from different shades of the political spectrum. The authors explore the issue from various angles, including the alleged rise of anti-Americanism in Europe, America's involvement in the Middle East, EU and US relations with Russia, and the importance of transatlantic economic bonds. The final section of the book assesses the extent to which EU-US relations have recovered since the crisis of 2003, and considers the prospects for the future of the transatlantic relationship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Available online from the European Union Institute for Security Studies website.
Table of contents: title: Le challenge, c'est le réel / Nicole Gnesotto; title: Friends again? / James Dobbins; title: 1. What do we share? / Federico Romero; title: 2. A new Europe, a new anti-Americanism / David Frum; title: 3. A rational partnership in a post-Atlantic world / William Wallace; title: 4. A dissenting voice on the values and interests gap / Ronald D. Asmus; title: 5. Crisis or convergence : whither the transatlantic relationship? / István Gyarmati; title: 6. The context for the transatlantic relationship in the new century / Walter B. Slocombe; title: 7. L'Europe et le problème de la puissance américaine / Gilles Andréani; title: 8. America's role in the world : searching for balance / Philip H. Gordon; title: 9. The EU's role in the world : efficiency and relevance in times of crisis / Werner Weidenfeld; title: 10. The EU, the Middle East and Iraq / Felix Neugart; title: 11. High noon : America's moment in the Middle East / Geoffrey Kemp; title: 12. Same view different realities : EU and US policy towards Russia / Dov Lynch; title: 13. Managing the Russian dilemma / Fiona Hill; title: 14. Lien transatlantique et solidarité économique : le test de la mondialisaton / Baudoin Bollaert; title: 15. The primacy of the transatlantic economy / Joseph Quinlan; title: [16]. Friends reunited? Recalibrating transatlantic relationships in the 21st century / Marcin Zaborowski.