Since the end of the Cold War, and especially following the US decision
to invade Iraq, the once strong partnership between the US, Canada, and
the European allies has faced the serious possibility of significant
change, or even dissolution. At the very least, fundamental differences
have emerged in the ways that many of the partners, perceive the issues
that are most important to them--from perceptions of the threat of
terrorism and attitudes to the use of force, to expectation about the
future nature of the NATO Alliance--and in the ways in which those
perceptions have become translated into policy decisions. In this book,
experts from both sides of the Atlantic seek to explain why there has
been so much divergence in the approach the various countries have
taken. And it seeks to raise questions about what those divergent paths
might mean for the future of transatlantic relations.