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Is There Still a West? - The Future of the Atlantic Alliance (Hardcover)
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Is There Still a West? - The Future of the Atlantic Alliance (Hardcover)
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The international response to the attacks of 9/11 promised a new
sense of unity between the United States and its European allies,
but subsequent disagreements over Iraq have made the Western
alliance seem tentative at best. ""Is There Still a West?"" looks
beyond recent events to put disagreements within NATO into
historical perspective, exploring how cultural, demographic,
economic, and military factors since the 1940s have affected future
prospects for security cooperation. As questions underlying the
current rift persist, distinguished scholars - Stephen Schuker,
Michael Radu, Jeremy Black, and others - consider whether that
gathering of nations long known as ""the West"" remains a valid
construct. Claiming that differences over Iraq are no greater than
past conflicts over Suez, China, or other issues, they adopt a
""realist"" stance in international relations to offer an
alternative to neoconservative and liberal viewpoints. They show
what the major issues - and nonissues - really are, and which among
them are the true time bombs. These essays consider a range of
relevant topics, from the impact of globalization to emerging
differences in the political cultures of North Americans and
Europeans to an analysis of head-scarf issues among Muslim
immigrants. They particularly address the consequences of
demographic shifts as Western countries try to deal with growing
Muslim communities that present a security and cultural challenge.
In proposing possible counterterrorism strategies to define a
shared Western security policy, this book considers whether a
distinctive Western way of war in fact exists and what it might
mean for the alliance. These insightful essays look beyond
transatlantic complaints to probe underlying difficulties, explore
sources of conflict, assess prospects for economic divergence, and
advocate a workable security policy. Together, they ask readers to
consider whether ""the West"" is still a major force in
international affairs or whether we face a new world of competing
states and shifting alliances. By addressing these challenges, ""Is
There Still a West?"" points toward the development of effective
policies to ensure the ongoing unity of the West.
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