The end of the west? Crisis and change in the atlantic order

Jeffrey Anderson, G. John Ikenberry, Thomas Risse

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Abstract

The past several years have seen strong disagreements between the U.S. government and many of its European allies. News accounts of these challenges focus on isolated incidents and points of contention. The End of the West? addresses some basic questions: Are we witnessing a deepening transatlantic rift, with wide-ranging consequences for the future of world order? Or are today’s foreign-policy disagreements the equivalent of dinner-table squabbles? What harm, if any, have events since 9/11 done to the enduring relationships between the U.S. government and its European counterparts? The contributors to this volume, whose backgrounds range from political science and history to economics, law, and sociology, examine the “deep structure” of an order that was first imposed by the Allies in 1945 and has been a central feature of world politics ever since. Creatively and insightfully blending theory and evidence, the chapters in The End of the West? examine core structural features of the transatlantic order to determine whether current disagreements are minor and transient or catastrophic and permanent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe End of the West
Subtitle of host publicationCrisis and Change in the Atlantic Order
PublisherCornell University Press
Pages1-298
Number of pages298
ISBN (Electronic)9781501701924
ISBN (Print)9780801446399
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Social Sciences

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