Sustaining U.S.-European Global Security Cooperation

Authors

Stephen J. Flanagan, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

Many on both sides of the Atlantic hope that European-American relations will resume a more civil and cooperative course in the aftermath of differences over Iraq. President George W. Bush’s visit to Europe in February 2005 and subsequent initiatives suggest that restoring transatlantic security cooperation will be a priority of the administration. Given the acrimony in official exchanges and the vilification in popular media over the past 2 years, not to mention lingering differences over strategy and policy, the wounds will not heal quickly. If both sides take steps to enhance consultations and are willing to make policy adjustments, however, there is hope for fashioning complementary and even some common European and American approaches to critical transatlantic and global security issues.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

9-2005

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Flanagan, Stephen J., "Sustaining U.S.-European Global Security Cooperation" (2005). Strategic Forums. 17.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/17