The transatlantic allies and the changing Middle East / Philip H. Gordon.

By:

Gordon, Philip H, 1962-

Contributor(s):

International Institute for Strategic Studies

Material type:

TextSeries: Adelphi papers ; no. 322.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1998.Description: 96 p : map ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0199223777
9780199223770

Subject(s): LOC classification:

U162 G66

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Contents:

Europe's growing assertiveness in the peace process -- How and why the allies differ on the peace process -- The evolution of transatlantic divergence in the Gulf -- How and why the allies differ over the Gulf -- Coordinating Western policy.

Summary: Since the mid-1990s, US and European attitudes, strategies and policies towards the Middle East have diverged. In the Middle East peace process, Europeans have grown frustrated with the lack of progress and Washington's near-monopoly on diplomatic action, and have begun to demand a greater role. On Iraq, the US insists on Saddam Hussein's military and economic containment, while some Europeans have started to press for a more rapid reintegration of Iraq into the international community and are reluctant to use or threaten force. The issue of how to deal with Iran has been most divisive, with the US threatening to impose economic sanctions on European allies to coerce them into following Washington's harder line. This paper examines the reasons for these potentially damaging differences, assesses the prospects for improving transatlantic cooperation in the region, and suggests approaches that may help bring this about.

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Since the mid-1990s, US and European attitudes, strategies and policies towards the Middle East have diverged. In the Middle East peace process, Europeans have grown frustrated with the lack of progress and Washington's near-monopoly on diplomatic action, and have begun to demand a greater role. On Iraq, the US insists on Saddam Hussein's military and economic containment, while some Europeans have started to press for a more rapid reintegration of Iraq into the international community and are reluctant to use or threaten force. The issue of how to deal with Iran has been most divisive, with the US threatening to impose economic sanctions on European allies to coerce them into following Washington's harder line. This paper examines the reasons for these potentially damaging differences, assesses the prospects for improving transatlantic cooperation in the region, and suggests approaches that may help bring this about.

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