| November 2005
German-American Relations | European Union | NATO |
F1 - Germany and America: Can We Have a Global Transatlantic
Agenda?
Bindenagel, J.D.
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, October
7, 2005, online edition
"Walter Russell Mead a year ago pointed out two basic truths
about German-American relations: “First, a solid and stable relationship
between the United States and Germany remains, as it has for more
than half a century, the indispensable precondition for progress
toward European integration. Second, the area now causing the
greatest disputes between Germany and the United States – the
Middle East – is the area in which the two countries have major
interests in common, and where both stand to gain the most by
finding their way to a cooperative path.”" J.D. Bindenagel
is vice president of Community, Government, and International
Affairs at DePaul University. Fulltext
F2 - The Future of Europe: Has European Integration Been
a Success?
Jost, Kenneth
CQ Researcher, October 28, 2005, v15, #38, pp909-932
"Some 50 years ago, six nations joined in the first European
federation. Now, with the addition of 10 nations in 2004, the
European Union (EU) comprises 25 countries with a combined economy
nearly equal to that of the United States and a population half
again as large. EU supporters claim the Union has brought peace
to the continent and spread prosperity by eliminating trade barriers.
But further integration suffered a setback last spring when French
and Dutch voters rejected the EU's proposed constitution. Opponents
used the vote to register concerns about high unemployment, slow
growth and increased immigration. Supporters said the constitution
would have made the EU a more workable federation. With the constitution
shelved for now, the EU faces another controversy: whether to
admit predominantly Muslim Turkey." Kenneth Jost is ssociate
editor at CQ Researcher.
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F3 - The European Union is Dead
Hulsman, John C. and William L.T. Schirano
The National Interest, Fall 2005, #81, pp61-67
Given the empirical realities of no votes, the failure of the
recent budget talks at the EU summit, and huge strains over enlargement,
Europe is likely to remain static, not coherent enough to be either
strongly pro- or anti-American. Hulsman and Schirano discuss the
collapse of Europe's effort to unify individual countries and
its implications on US-Europe relations.John C. Hulsman is
senior research fellow in European affairs at the Heritage
Foundation. William L. T. Schirano is research assistant in foreign
policy at the Heritage Foundation. Fulltext
F4 - Europe’s Dream Disturbed
Black, Conrad
The National Interest, Fall 2005, #81, pp54-61
k discusses the rejection of the proposed European Union constitution.
The first message of the French and Dutch rejection of the constitution
it that those Europeans more interested in a common market and
a high level of cooperation among states-but not the surrender
of national sovereignty-have finally punctured the Euro-balloon
that all Europe wanted to be emancipated from the straitjacket
of national identity. Conrad Black is a member of the Advisory Council of The National
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F5 - Sustaining U.S.-European Global Security Cooperation
Flanagan, Stephen J.
National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic
Studies, Strategic Forum, September 2005, #217, 6p.
”The atmosphere and tone of transatlantic discourse have improved
markedly in recent months. Sustaining transatlantic security cooperation
will require narrowing lingering European-American differences
over threat perceptions, strategy, and military priorities. There
is sufficient commonality of assessments and interests to fashion
complementary European and American policies toward key challenges
including countering terrorism and further proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction (WMD); promotion of Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation
and reform in the wider Middle East; and relations with China,
Russia, and Ukraine. Progress in these areas requires an enhanced
transatlantic dialogue, particularly more systematic U.S.-European
Union (EU) policy consultations, coupled with a mutual willingness
to make policy adjustments. Stephen J. Flanagan is Director
of the Institute for National Strategic Studies and Vice President
for Research at the National Defense University. Fulltext
F6 - Europe Flees Economic and Political Reality
The American Enterprise, October-December 2005, v16, # 7,
p18ff
A special section on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.
A compilation of articles on economic, social and international
issues, including:
- Endangered Europe
Zinsmeister, Karl
This article provides numbers and graphs as ”firsthand evidence
on Europe’s sliding economic and social success.”
- The Euro-Economics Aren’t Working
Gersemann, Olaf
The economies of the major countries on the European continent
are suffering with stagnation, unemployment, and low or no growth.
Gersemann draws a transatlantic economic comparison and outlines
that the American model includes economic policies that might
work in Europe as well.
- America Still Beckons
Kotkin, Joel
”The American dream may be a musty old relic in the minds of some
American elites. But to thousands of European immigrants each
year, the dream still rings true.”
- Red, White, and Bruised
Dowd, Alan
”A brief history of anti-Americanism among European elites reveals
that resentment toward the New World is as old as America itself.
It certainly didn't begin on Bush's watch. And it won't end any
time soon.”
- Europeans Go AWOL in the Terror War
Chesnoff, Richard, John Miller, and Mark Molesky.
In individual statements, the authors share their view explaining
why ”Europeans have never done their share in the fight against
Middle Eastern extremists.” Fulltext
F7 - A Theory of Corporate Scandals: Why the USA and Europe Differ
Coffee, Jr. John C.
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Summer 2005, pp198-211
A wave of financial irregularity in the USA in 2001–2 culminated
in the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. A worldwide stock market bubble burst
over this same period, with the actual market decline being proportionately
more severe in Europe. Yet, no corresponding wave of financial
scandals involving a similar level of companies occurred in Europe.
Given the higher level of public and private enforcement in the
USA for securities fraud, this contrast seems perplexing. This
paper submits that different kinds of scandals characterize different
systems of corporate governance. John C. Coffee Jr. is Adolf
A. Berle Professor of Law at Columbia University, New York. Order Article
F8 - European Defense Integration: Bridging the Gap Between
Strategy and Capabilities
Flournoy, Michèle et al
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, October
2005, 99p.
"The report outlines concrete steps European nations should
take in order to enhance their military capabilities to perform
21st century operations. It contains specific recommendations
for national capitals, NATO, the European Union, the NATO-EU relationship
- and addresses Europe’s relationship with the defense industry
as well." Michèle A. Flournoy is senior adviser in the
CSIS International Security Program.
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