Stay the Course: European Unity and Atlantic Solidarity

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Serfaty argues that US interests in Europe have become so significant as to create an increasingly common Euro-Atlantic space from which disentanglement is no longer possible. The reality of this space does not mean an "Americanization" of Europe any more than it does the "Europeanization" of America. By pointing to the ways the United States is connected to Europe, by examining the areas of friction, and projecting future common interests and joint approaches to challenges throughout the world, Serfaty shows why staying the course is vital to European as well as American interests. It is an analysis which should be significant for scholars, researchers and policymakers concerned with contemporary American and European foreign policy and relations.

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In an accessible and engaging style, this monograph presents a compelling case for the continuing relevance of transatlantic solidarity, even in the post-Cold War world, and for its role as the anchor for further unification in Europe.... The author has had a long career directing policy institutes and a distinguished list of books on Europe and US foreign policy. His vast experience and depth enrich this text. The case for continued US involvement in Europe and for the expansion of NATO membership is based on a cogent and informative discussion of the geopolitical, economic, and societal interests that bind Western Europe and the US into a partnership of shared values and beneficial interdependence.-Choice
"In an accessible and engaging style, this monograph presents a compelling case for the continuing relevance of transatlantic solidarity, even in the post-Cold War world, and for its role as the anchor for further unification in Europe.... The author has had a long career directing policy institutes and a distinguished list of books on Europe and US foreign policy. His vast experience and depth enrich this text. The case for continued US involvement in Europe and for the expansion of NATO membership is based on a cogent and informative discussion of the geopolitical, economic, and societal interests that bind Western Europe and the US into a partnership of shared values and beneficial interdependence."-Choice

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SIMON SERFATY is Professor of U.S. Foreign Policy with the Graduate Programs in International Studies at Old Dominion University. He also serves as Senior Associate and Director of European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Professor Serfaty has published extensively on current foreign affairs issues. Among his publications are Taking Europe Seriously (1992) and After Reagan: False Starts, Missed Opportunities and New Beginnings (1989).