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Written in a lively and readable style by the world's leading
authority on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and US-European
relations, Defense of the West is the history of a transatlantic
security relationship that has endured for over seventy years. This
latest edition of a classic work looks at how developments inside
NATO and European Union member states affect their ability to
defend against external threats while preserving Western values, in
the era of Trump and Brexit. Sloan frankly addresses the failures
and shortcomings of Western institutions and member states. But the
book emphasizes the continuing importance of value-based
transatlantic security cooperation as a vital element of the
defense and foreign policies of NATO and EU member states. At a
time of heightened tension and political turmoil, at home and
abroad, Stan Sloan's lucid and far-sighted analysis is more
necessary than ever. -- .
Now fully revised and updated, this accessible and astute text
provides a full interpretive history of the transatlantic alliance
and explores critical developments in U.S.-European relations. The
first edition highlighted the dangers that U.S. foreign-policy
unilateralism could pose for the relationship, a trend that has
only intensified over the past few years. Stanley R. Sloan
documents and analyzes the substantial ongoing record of U.S.
unilateralism and its consequences as the transatlantic and
intra-European debate over Iraq produced deep splits among the
allies and seriously eroded European trust in U.S. leadership.
Ironically, at the same time, the United States and Europe have
made historic choices concerning NATO's future, not only continuing
the process of enlarging alliance membership but also expanding the
concept of NATO's missions to include peacekeeping and enforcement
without geographic limitation. Sloan also enlarges on his ideas for
a new Euro-Atlantic pact, a call that has now been echoing in both
European and American quarters. Assessing both the good and bad
news for the alliance, this book remains a central text for college
and university courses on U.S.-European relations and transatlantic
security issues and thought-provoking reading for all citizens
concerned about future US foreign policy and Europe's role in it.
America’s reputation and power fell to new lows during Trump’s
presidency. Militarily, the United States held its own, but its
soft power suffered mightily. President Biden pledges to work with
the international community, rely on cooperation with like-minded
allies, challenge adversaries, and restore American democracy,
society and economy to levels that will once again command
international respect. De-Trumping U.S. Foreign Policy will address
the objectives, obstacles, and potential outcomes of this attempt
over the next few years. Sloan evaluates both elite and public
opinion from democratic allies around the world, plus elite
opinions from states less friendly to the United States. He
documents and analyses Biden’s approach to foreign policy and his
goals for the U.S. role in the world. The volume will also examine
how Biden’s domestic policy objectives, in the areas of the
pandemic, systemic racism, political equity, the economy and
climate change, relate to his foreign policy goals. The early steps
made by Biden will be laid out and evaluated and hidden chances of
success or failure will be measured, with a striking analysis of
what failure might mean for the USA and the world.
Written in a lively and readable style by the world's leading
authority on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and US-European
relations, Defense of the West is the history of a transatlantic
security relationship that has endured for over seventy years. This
latest edition of a classic work looks at how developments inside
NATO and European Union member states affect their ability to
defend against external threats while preserving Western values, in
the era of Trump and Brexit. Sloan frankly addresses the failures
and shortcomings of Western institutions and member states. But the
book emphasizes the continuing importance of value-based
transatlantic security cooperation as a vital element of the
defense and foreign policies of NATO and EU member states. At a
time of heightened tension and political turmoil, at home and
abroad, Stan Sloan's lucid and far-sighted analysis is more
necessary than ever. -- .
A new addition to the Pocket Politics series, Transatlantic traumas
takes a timely, compelling look at connections between external and
internal threats that challenge the concept and coherence of the
West and its leading institutions, NATO and the European Union.
Frank and direct, in a style that's accessible for all readers, the
book pulls no punches about the Western crisis of confidence. After
discussing the meaning of "the West" and examining Russian and
Islamist terrorist threats, Transatlantic traumas assesses the main
internal threats: the rise of radical right populist parties,
Turkey's drift away from Western values, the Brexit shock, and the
Trump Tsunami in the United States.Transatlantic traumas concludes
by suggesting that the West can be reinvigorated if the political
centers in Europe and the United States will reassert themselves in
an approach the author calls "radical centrist populism." -- .
Under the much different international circumstances of the
mid-1980's, it was proposed that the NATO allies ensure NATO's
future by striking "a new transatlantic bargain." The mail goal of
the new bargain was to increase European responsibilities for
alliance missions. Today, a new bargain may be required to clarify
NATO's future role as well as to enhance the European role in the
alliance.
This book is an interpretive analysis of transatlantic security
relations from the preparation of the North Atlantic Treaty to the
Obama administration. In "Permanent Alliance?" Stanley R. Sloan
discusses the global trends that are changing the environment for
transatlantic relations, such as European integration, global
security, emerging powers, and the role of the United States as a
world leader. A completely updated and refocused version of Sloan's
previous work, NATO, the European Union, and the Atlantic
Community, the book now examines whether NATO has become the
'permanent alliance' about which President George Washington warned
or if it is nearing the end of its utility. "Permanent Alliance?"
links historical development with contemporary issues and
relationships, discussing such topics as the permanence of the
alliance, NATO missions, nuclear strategy and missile defense,
relationship with the EU, the crisis in the alliance during the
George W. Bush administration, and the challenges faced by the
Obama administration. A significant contribution to the literature,
the book will be a key text for anyone studying and researching
transatlantic security relations and international relations.
This book is an interpretive analysis of transatlantic security
relations from the preparation of the North Atlantic Treaty to the
Obama administration. In "Permanent Alliance?" Stanley R. Sloan
discusses the global trends that are changing the environment for
transatlantic relations, such as European integration, global
security, emerging powers, and the role of the United States as a
world leader. A completely updated and refocused version of Sloan's
previous work, NATO, the European Union, and the Atlantic
Community, the book now examines whether NATO has become the
'permanent alliance' about which President George Washington warned
or if it is nearing the end of its utility. "Permanent Alliance?"
links historical development with contemporary issues and
relationships, discussing such topics as the permanence of the
alliance, NATO missions, nuclear strategy and missile defense,
relationship with the EU, the crisis in the alliance during the
George W. Bush administration, and the challenges faced by the
Obama administration. A significant contribution to the literature,
the book will be a key text for anyone studying and researching
transatlantic security relations and international relations.
CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Conclusions: An Outline for a New
Transatlantic Bargain Premises: NATO in the Post-Cold War World
Perspectives: Which NATO? Parameters: The Context for Change
Proposals: Beyond Collective Defense APPENDIX A: NATO's Day-to-Day
Operation: From Deterrence to Peace Support Operations APPENDIX B:
The North Atlantic Treaty APPENDIX C: The Alliance's Strategic
Concept About the Author
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