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Reconcilable differences : U.S.-French relations in the new era /
The U.S.-French relationship is unique in mixing elements of rivalry and cooperation. Historical allies and comrades in arms, the United States and France are often fractious and quarrelsome. Their promotion of competing visions for a post-Cold War Europe gives a sharp edge to disputes over security...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
©2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter One, A Unique Partnership
- Chapter Two, Single Superpower Versus Multipolarity. The power of history. The European vision. France's multipolar perspective. The globalization issue. The erratic partner
- Chapter Three, NATO : Lost Opportunities. A clash of two conservatisms, 1990-95. The Chirac years: an earnest attempt to adapt NATO. Mutual dissapointment. Combined joint task forces and the European Security and Defense Identity. Kosovo: toward europeanization
- Chapter Four, High Tension : The Economic Dimension. Head to head? The Uruguay Round. The Boeing affair. U.S. triumphalism. Europe redux. Economic and Monetary Union. The defense industry
- Chapter Five, A Rekindled Alliance. The American perspective. The French perspective. The existential question for France. U.S.-French bilateralism
- Notes
- Index.