Autorentext

Zachary Selden is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, USA. He was previously the Deputy Secretary General for Policy at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels from 2008 to 2011 and Director of the Defence and Security Committee of the NATO PA from 2003 to 2007. He is the author of two books, including Alignment, Alliance, and American Grand Strategy (2016).

Klappentext

This book argues that, even by the transactional metrics of the Trump administration, the transatlantic Alliance is of enduring value to both the US and Europe.

Through interviews with a wide range of European Union and NATO staff, the book points to a clear shared interest in containing the influence of the People's Republic of China as well as its partnership with Russia. It also demonstrates that both Europe and the US will be under strain to maintain defense spending at current levels in the next decade, because ageing populations will demand increasingly larger portions of government spending that must be drawn from a shrinking working-age population. The book concludes by offering clear recommendations for how the Trump administration could achieve its stated goals through a renewed transatlantic relationship rather than an abandonment of Europe.

This book will be of interest to students of transatlantic relations, foreign policy, security studies, and International Relations.

Inhalt

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Shared Values or Shared Interests? Chapter 3: Facing East and Far East: The Reorientation of the Alliance Chapter 4: Defense Budgets and Burden Sharing Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations