In the immediate aftermath of the events of September 11, people
around the world -- and Europeans in particular -- came together in
unprecedented demonstrations of compassion for and solidarity with
the people of the United States. Since then, however, relations
between Europe and America have become perilously contentious. The
new unilateral and preemptive tone of U.S. foreign policy, wedded
to old fears of American hegemony and an irreducible strain of
anti-Americanism, have alienated and angered Europeans, even as
Europe's refusal to endorse key American policies has drawn charges
of ingratitude and irrelevance.
For noted French political observer Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, this
growing rift dates back to the end of the cold war and poses
profound dangers for the intertwined futures of America, Europe,
and the world. In his new book, An Alliance at Risk, he argues that
although the ties that have united Europe and America for decades
remain stronger than the propagandists of a transatlantic schism
would have us believe, deepening transatlantic differences foster
an increasing mistrust that prevents constructive dialogue and
action.
He begins by placing global anti-Americanism in historical
perspective and tracing the evolution and progressive alteration of
European-American relations from the postwar period to the Iraqi
crisis. Stressing the need for strong transatlantic solidarity in
the new global environment, Cohen-Tanugi sets forth the case and
prerequisites for such cooperation, calling on Europe to assume
fully its responsibilities on the world stage and on America to
address the contradictions and inadequacies of its foreign policy
and become more attentive to theinternational community, its
sensitivities and rules. Envisioning what this renewed partnership
might look like in the future, he concludes that in a world plagued
by profound disorder and rabid anti-Westernism, the distance
between the United States and the European Union must be bridged to
propagate the democratic values they share, confront global
challenges, and ensure the stability of the world.
Praise for Laurent Cohen-Tanugi's Previous Books
Le Droit sans l'Etet:
"This is the most Tocquevillian of the books on the United
States written since Tocqueville, and for this very reason, the
best one." -- Stanley Hoffman
"Laurent Cohen-Tanugi's Le Droit sans l'Etet must be the most
profoudly pro-American essay to have come out of French
intellectual milieu which has been quite favorably disposed toward
the United States of late. The book's comparative analysis of the
French and American judicial system may well constitute the high
water mark of French liberal reconsiderations on the nature of the
State, the role of civil society, and on the virtues of the
American democratic model." -- Diana Pinto, author of French
Politics and Society
L'Europa en Danger:
"Laurent Cohen-Tanugi's L'Europa en Danger is perhaps the best
think piece in the flood of Maastricht referendum books." -- George
Ross, author of French Politics and Society
"The best discussion of these issues I know of is by Laurent
Cohen-Tanugi." -- Stanley Hoffman, The New York Review of Books
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