Of Paradise and Power
America and Europe in the New World Order
"At a time when relations between the United States and Europe are at their lowest ebb since World War II, this brief but cogent book is essential reading. Robert Kagan, a leading scholar of American foreign policy, forces both sides to see themselves through the eyes of the other. Europe, he argues, has moved beyond power into a self-contained world of laws, rules, and negotiation, while American operates in a "Hobbesian" world in which rules and laws are unreliable and military force is often necessary." Tracing how this state of affairs came into being over the past fifty years and exploring its ramifications for the future, Kagan reveals the shape of the new transatlantic relationship.
Atlantic Books; New edition edition (11 Mar 2004)
