The USA and the new Europe, 1945-1993

1 INTRODUCTION European Views of America American Views of Europe America in the Global Arena Retreat from Europe Return to Europe Attitudes within the Atlantic Community after 1945 2 AN EXPANDING ALLIANCE, 1945-1985 Cold War and Marshall Plan NATO and Western Defence Unification Efforts in Western Europe 3 THE US AND ITS MAIN PARTNERS: INFORMAL AND FORMAL LINKS, 1949-1985 Britain Canada West Germany France The Smaller Democracies of Northern Europe Italy Spain and Portugal 4 GERMANY: KEY TO A CONTINENT? West German Success Story Trials of Unification The Future of a United Germany German Unity: The International Response 5 EASTERN EUROPE: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION, 1985-1992 Background to Revolution, 1945-1985 The Collapse of Communism After the Revolution 6 EMBATTLED EMPIRE: FROM THE SOVIET UNION TO CIS A Fading Vision The New Politics The Soviet Union Fragments The US and the Soviet Succession 7 THE US AND THE NEW EUROPE, 1985-1992 The EC: Political and Economic Bonds The EC: Military and Political Co-operation Policy Recommendations Appendix: The EC's Main Institutions 8 THE US: A HOPEFUL FUTURE The Pessimist's Case The Optimist's Case: Culture and Politics The Optimist's Case: Economic Aspects The Road Ahead.