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Janusz Bugajski and Ilona Teleki, Atlantic Bridges: America's New European Allies review by Alton Buland During the least diplomatic moments of the diplomatic crisis surrounding the Iraq War, Donald Rumsfeld supposedly cleaved the European continent into Gaullist "Old Europe" and Atlanticist "New Europe". In Atlantic Bridges, Janusz Bugajski and Ilona Teleki dispute that simplistic dichotomy. They see in the ten Central and Eastern European (CEE) states hope for Europe, the U.S., and the Atlantic alliance, but only if those nations' unique role linking the U.S. and EU is neither rejected by Western Europe nor taken for granted by Washington. More Roland Dannreuther (ed), European Union Foreign and Security Policy: Towards a Neighborhood Strategy review by Catherine Dalton As the European Union enlarges eastwards and increases its presence in the Mediterranean, the countries that make up its "neighborhood" are increasingly more diverse. Each region presents the EU with unique challenges and opportunities. European Union Foreign and Security Policy: Towards a Neighborhood Strategy, edited by Roland Dannreuther, examines the policies that the EU has taken with its diverse set of neighbors, and also touches on broader themes such as energy policy and the transatlantic relationship. More Tod Lindberg (editor), Beyond Paradise and Power review by Joy M. Wiersum With his seminal article "Power and Weakness," Robert Kagan ignited in 2002 a debate on trans-Atlantic relations and the use of power in a post-Cold War world. Developed further in Of Paradise and Power (2004), his polemic posits: "On the all-important question of power... American and European perspectives are diverging." Kagan reasons "Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus." (Kagan 2004, p3) . Published in 2005, Tod Lindberg's Beyond Paradise and Power is an authoritative collection of twelve articles, arranged into three sections, commenting and expounding upon Kagan's tenets. More Bernard Porter, Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World review by Adam Stevens The status of the United States (US) as the world's only super power has led to inevitable comparisons with countries who have found themselves in similar positions in the past, most notably Britain. However, this latest attempt takes a different perspective. Bernard Porter, an imperial historian, argues that much of what has been written to date does not offer a true depiction of nineteenth century Britain. Nor does it adequately take into account a modern day understanding of empire. For Porter, the similarities between the British experience and the United States point towards a modern America in denial of their empire status. More Natalie Karagiannis, Avoiding Responsibility: The Politics and Discourse of European Development Policy review by Pernilla Heed Natalie Karagiannis claims that pluralism is the way forward for the European community and a re-conceptualization is needed of three central concepts: "efficiency", "responsibility" and "giving" in order to come to terms with the contractual relationships between the ACP-countries and Europe. She also emphasises the necessity of creating a stronger sense of a European community to avoid the flight of responsibility by hiding behind a, by the Europeans, perceived unstoppable "globalisation"; the depicturing of development as a domestic matter and the shifting of responsibility towards the ACP countries (p.141). More
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