Transatlantic Relations since 1945

This text provides a comprehensive account of transatlantic relations in the second half of the 20th century, and up to the present day.

Jussi M. Hanhimaki is Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), Geneva. He is author/co-author of five books and won the 2002 Bernath Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Benedikt Schoenborn is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Tampere, Finland, and a former Fellow of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. He is the author of various articles on Western Europe in the Cold War and of the prize-winning book La mésentente apprivoisée: de Gaulle et les Allemands (2007). Barbara Zanchetta is a Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki, focusing on US foreign policy, transatlantic relations and 'out of area' issues. She is completing a book titled From Dominance to Leadership: The Transformation of American Power in the 1970s.

Introduction 1. American Commitment to Europe, 1945-1949 2. Institutional Frameworks, 1949-1957 3. Tension and Coexistence, 1957-1961 4. Challenged America, 1961-1972 5. Atlantic Distance, 1973-1983 6. Walls Come Down, 1984-1989 7. Transitions and Uncertainties, 1989-1995 8. Enlargement, Integration, and Globalization, 1995-2001 9. A New Order, 2001-2011