European relations and the alliances through the Atlantic Instructor: | ||
| Journal of International studies | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 51, June 2018, Pages 133-151 | ||
| Author | ||
| Talib Hussein Hafedh | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The struggle between the two shores of the Atlantic lies in resorting towards force in the world today. As Europe wants an international multipolar system controlled by the international law and the work of organizations, U.S.A wants to control the international system by setting the rules, preventing any resistance to its domination, and putting itself above international law, which it describes as restrictive to its policy. As The United States feels that it led the Western world to victory in the Cold War, and after it seized the triangle sides of the international power which are: the military, economic, and the technological sides, it has become the only greatest Pole in the international arena. Therefore it is so hard for it to be equivalent with Europe. Europeans lived during the Cold War in safety provided by U.S. nuclear umbrella that assumed their protection without any cost. Also, it helped Europe to renew and develop the means of production. It is important to mention that most of U.S.A's stress was directed to France and Germany, while Britain has saved itself early and allied with the United States. Europe cannot be out of the Atlantic as long as the ruling political coalitions centered on controlling global capitalism, and thus it will continue the trans-Atlantic alliance to guarantee everyone's interests. Now, there is a well- known fact that Europe has no means to compete with the United States and start racing for military superiority, as Europe has accepted the dominant role of the United States, conversely the U.S. has to maintain European interests there. On the other hand, it can be said that whenever the competition and the conflict reached, the interests would be intersected between the actors, as it would lead to the emergence of new polarizations against the dominant force. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Europe; Nato; trans; Atlantic alliance | ||
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