Striking
a New Transatlantic BargainAndrew Moravcsik Foreign Affairs July/August
2003 How can the United States and Europe mend the
Western alliance after the split over Iraq? Some
Europeans now favor engaging America head on, by
building an independent military. But the best answer
lies in complementarity, not competition. The two
sides should focus on common goals, with each doing
what it does best.
America's
Crisis of LegitimacyRobert
Kagan Foreign Affairs March/April 2004 Europeans
accuse the United States of acting like a bully:
aggressive, self-interested, and disrespectful of
rules. That charge is hypocritical. Still, it must
be taken seriously, for as a liberal democracy with
a global vision, the United States needs the approval
of other nations that share its ideals. The American
project is in Europe's interest, too--whether the
Europeans understand that or not.
Rebuilding
the Atlantic AllianceRonald D.
Asmus Foreign Affairs Sept/Oct 2003 Despite the myriad setbacks of recent months,
the U.S.-European alliance is not doomed. But repairing
it will require a strategic overhaul no less bold
than that which followed the end of the Cold War.
The key to today's transatlantic divide is not power
but purpose. To revive and revamp the alliance,
therefore, the United States and the European Union
must forge a new grand strategy capable of meeting
the great challenges of the era: expanding the Euro-Atlantic
community and stabilizing the greater Middle East.
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Europe
and the Future of Transatlantic Relations,
by Joschka Fischer, Speech at Princeton University
(November 19, 2003)
The German Foreign Minister argues that the transatlantic
relationship retains its importance, even in the
aftermath of disagreements in the run-up to the
war in Iraq. He outlines an agenda for future cooperation,
stressing multilateralism, reform of the United
Nations, and increased European capabilities in
the area of foreign and security policy.
Against
United Europe, by Gerard Baker,
Weekly Standard (September 22, 2003)
Examining the latest developments in European integration,
including the drafting of a European Union (EU)
constitution, the author argues that a European
superstate is not in Europe's best interest, and
although historically supported by the United States,
is not in America's interest.
