The revenge of Europe
Subtitle: NATO and the transatlantic relationship in the era of the European Union
By: Christopher D. Cotts
Contributors: Air University (U.S.). Press
Series: Walker paper -- no. 2; Walker paper (Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.) -- no. 2.
Publisher: Air University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9781585661428
Subjects: Nation-state; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; European Union; Foreign relations
Other titles: NATO and the transatlantic relationship in the era of the European Union; Air Force Fellows, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, Air University
Description: The collapse of the Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, and the emergence of the European Union (EU) have all raised questions regarding the United States' transatlantic relationship and the subsequent role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The author takes a brief look at past US-European relations and provides an enlightening and provocative analysis of the current state of affairs. Recent tensions in the relationship, he concludes, are a result of the EU's Growing role as a state actor in the international system. Policy differences between the United States and the EU are merely symptoms of the changes resulting from the EU's new role. The author proposes a tentative typology of alliances and concludes that the United States and the EU have a codependent relationship, with the United States subsidizing the EU's pursuit of policies that, whether by accident or design, undermine US interest. The author calls for a reformulation of the alliance that allows both the United States and the European Union to pursue their own interests while forcing the EU to take responsibility for its own defense.
Notes: "September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-75).

Mode of access: Internet at the Air University Press web site. Addresses as of 9/23/08: http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil/Walker%5FPapers/PDF%5FBin/Cotts.pdf and https://research.maxwell.af.mil/papers/ay2005/affellows/Cotts.pdf; current access available via PURL.