Format:
326 S.
,
graph. Darst.
ISBN:
9052018766
,
9789052018768
Series Statement:
European policy 50
Content:
In November 2008 Barack Obama was elected as President of the United States after a campaign that promised change and renewal. Many in the United States - and Europe - hoped for a new beginning. But what has been achieved? The nineteen essays in this book provide a timely assessment of the 'Obama Effect' in transatlantic relations during the first years of his administration. Ranging from Obama's importance within US domestic politics to his impact on specific policy areas (national security, international law, the environment) and regions (Middle East, South Asia), the book combines perspectives from the United States and across the European continent to present a unique multi-layered assessment of Obama's political influence and the current state of play within US-European relations
Note:
Preface
,
Part I: US domestic politics. Barack Hussein Obama: his powers of language, his language of power
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From marginal to mainstream: Barack Hussein Obama and the enigma of American identity
,
Obama the Green? A transatlantic environmentalist perspective
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Part II: US foreign policy and security. The view from NATO
,
The decline of the West? Transatlantic relations in the Obama era
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An analysis of the future: defence planning and transatlantic relations
,
Competitors or partners? The United States and Europe in the Middle East
,
A long way down: European expectations, domestic barriers and the "Obama effect" in international climate change policy
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Part III: Views from Central and Eastern Europe. The "Obama effect" and the possibility of strategic commonality between the US, Europe and Russia
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From Great Atlanticists to great Europeans? The impact of Obama's foreign policy on Central Europe
,
Pressing the reset button on US-Hungary relations
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Part IV: Views from Western Europe. The end of a special relationship: why there was no "Obama effect" in Dutch Afghanistan policy, 2009-2010
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Bound by silver cords: the Dutch intelligence community in a transatlantic context
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France, "Obamania", and the issue of race
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Race, empire, and the British-American "special relationship" in the Obama era
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Part V: The legal dimension. Keeping promises? Obama and human rights
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President Obama's impact on transatlantic legal discourse
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The arms trade, export controls, and the "Obama effect"
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National security, information privacy, and transatlantic data exchange
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Conclusion
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Obama, Barack 1961-
;
USA
;
Außenpolitik
;
Geschichte
;
Obama, Barack 1961-
;
USA
;
Außenpolitik
;
Europa
;
Geschichte
;
Konferenzschrift
Author information:
Scott-Smith, Giles 1968-
Author information:
Obama, Barack 1961-
