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Looking Back . . . And Ahead
TL;DR: The role of the United States as the sole world power, however, makes this concept even more ineludible as discussed by the authors, and it seems that any projection of Europe's future today must pass through the prism of its multifaceted relationship with United States.
Abstract: It seems that any projection of Europe’s future today must pass through the prism of its multifaceted relationship with the United States. To some Europeans, this thought is obnoxious. The role of the United States as the sole world power, however, makes this concept even more ineludible. How should it be done? And how can the United States help, once more? These are some of the thoughts that occasionally crop up in the back of the mind of someone dealing with the day-to-day vicissitudes of European Union (‘EU‘) and U.S. relations.
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TL;DR: In the post-cold war period, the former Soviet Union was more than just a traditional global competitor; it strove to lead a universal socialist alternative to markets and democracy as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: the continued references to the "post-Cold War period." Yet such peri ods of transition are important, because they offer strategic opportunities. During these fluid times, one can affect the shape of the world to come. The enormity of the moment is obvious. The Soviet Union was more than just a traditional global competitor; it strove to lead a universal socialist alternative to markets and democracy. The Soviet Union quaran tined itself and many often-unwitting captives and clients from the rigors of international capitalism. In the end, it sowed the seeds of its own de struction, becoming in isolation an economic and technological dinosaur. But this is only part of the story. The Soviet Unions collapse coin cided with another great revolution. Dramatic changes in information technology and the growth of "knowledge-based" industries altered
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