| ID | 132557 |
| Title Proper | Europe after the U.S. pivot |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Simon, Luis ; Fiott, Daniel |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Insofar as Europe's security and cohesion have for decades been premised upon a strong American political and strategic engagement, Washington's intention to "rebalance" to Asia casts a shadow over the sustainability of a stable and coherent geopolitical order on the continent. This article argues that as the United States seeks to rebalance strategically towards the Asia-Pacific region a number of "indigenous" geopolitical trends are becoming increasingly important in Europe: an Anglo-French entente for a "maritime" Europe, a German-French "continental" project of economic and political integration, and Russia's resurgence across Europe's East. The growing prominence of competing geopolitical visions for Europe might even call into question the cohesion and direction of the institutional expressions of the U.S.- engineered Western order in Europe, namely the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union. Increasing geopolitical and institutional contestation, we contend, pose a number of challenges for both U.S. interests and European security. |
| `In' analytical Note | Orbis Vol.58, No.3; Sum.2014: p.413-428 |
| Journal Source | Orbis Vol.58, No.3; Sum.2014: p.413-428 |
| Key Words | Political Engagement - United States ; Strategic Engagement - United States ; Political Integration ; Western Order ; International Order ; Transnational Order ; United States ; European Union - EU ; European Security ; US Pivot ; Coherent Geopolitical Order ; Geopolitical Trends ; Economic Integration ; NATO ; International Relations - IR ; International Alliance ; French - German - Maritime Power ; Geopolitical Visions ; Europe - US Relations ; Bilateral Relations ; Multilateral Relations |