PARTNERS AND RIVALS: EU - US RELATIONS

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1 PARTNERS AND RIVALS: EU - US RELATIONS Spring 2017 Copenhagen 3 Credits Disciplines: International Relations, Political Science Instructor: Martin Rasmussen Program Director: Neringa Vendelbo Program Assistant: Alex Berlin Monday/Thursday, 11:40 am 1:00 pm Classroom: F Introduction Ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War it was underlined in the EU- US Bonn-Declaration from June 1999 that, Together we can advance our shared values, our common security and our mutual prosperity more effectively than of us can alone. This indicates that the Euro-American relationship ever since the end of WWII has been very special and decisive in developments in world politics, especially in security issues and policies and monetary and trade matters. It has been based on common interests and values such as freedom, human rights and democracy. It has also been a rather troubled partnership with conflicting interests and deep rooted crises due to different approaches to basic issues in international politics, political leadership, and the use of power and due to differences in political culture, economic philosophy, and the role of specific social and religious values. Furthermore, the partnership has been heavily affected by the interaction between internal and external factors in both Europe and the US. The communist threat from the Soviet empire during the Cold War, the development of the European integration with the establishment of the European Union, now consisting of 28 member states, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire, 9/11 and the war on terrorism, the Iraq war, the Ukrainian crisis, the global economic crisis and the crisis for the and the $, international trade, the new world order, climate change, the refugee crisis, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as the new American president. What about anti-americanism in Europe and anti-europeanism and Euro-skepticism in the US? New neo-conservative isolationism or unilateralism in the US and new right-wing extremism and nationalism in Europe? Thus, the main focus of this course is to discuss, analyze and explore what is, has been, and will be the role of similarities and differences in some basic historical, military, political, economic, social, and cultural factors to the transatlantic relationship? What has been the character and basis of the development of the Euro-American relationship up until the present world order, and what will be its role in the future? 1

2 Objectives - Students should gain an understanding of what has been the basis and background for the character of and development in the Euro-American relationship since the end of World War II. Why has it been such a strong and long-lasting partnership and why has it over time been marked by very serious conflicts and disagreements? - Students will study this on the basis of selected readings and class discussion, and especially on six basic case studies: (1) General security affairs and global role, (2) The Middle East, The Iraq war, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria, (3) Policies vis-à-vis (a) China and (b) Russia (4) Trade disputes, (5) Monetary policies and the global economic crisis, and (6) Environmental policies and climate change. Focus will be on the impact of differences and similarities in landmarks and trends in history, basic values, political culture and economic ideology, the concept of power and political leadership, political institutions and structures, and the interaction between internal and external factors. - Students should increase their ability to write analytical papers by studying and discussing how current political science research is conducted (e.g. what constitutes sound evidence and arguments in political science). - Students should increase their ability to analyze and discuss complex political issues. Discussions, Case studies & final research paper We will start most of our classes with an update and discussion of recent developments in the US- EU relationship. Students are expected to follow current events and actively participate in the discussions in class. Expect the unexpected, as we will integrate relevant events in the classroom. A major part of the course is also as mentioned above - six selected case studies: (1) General security affairs and global role, (2) The Middle East, the Iraq war, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria, (3) Policies vis-à-vis China and Russia, (4) Trade disputes, (5) Monetary policies and the global economic crisis, and (6) Environmental policies and climate change. Students will have to prepare position and policy papers presenting and analyzing for one group/individual the American position and for another group/individual the European position. These two papers pages each then together with a short presentation from each part will be the basis for the discussion and analysis of the specific case in class. The final research paper 8-10/10-12 pages - will be based on an analysis across these six case studies focusing on the impact on the development in the transatlantic relationship of some basic factors such as (a) Landmarks & trends in history (b) Values, incl. religious beliefs, and political & economic ideology (c) The concept of power and experiences with the use of war (d) Political and institutional structures (e) The interaction between some external and internal factors 2

3 Field Studies: Wednesday, 15 February, at 13: Visit to the Embassy of the United States of America, Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 24, Copenhagen Ø. Meet at the front desk in DIS, Vestergade 7 at 13:00 am then we will take the S-train from Nørreport to Østerport station and walk to the Embassy. Info to be sent out on canvas Wednesday, 19 April, at : Visit to the Danish Foreign Ministry : Realities and perspectives in a changing Europe Meet at the front desk in DIS, Vestergade 7 at then we will walk to the Ministry. Info to be sent out on canvas Guest lectures Monday, April 24: (TBA) The transatlantic partnership and US foreign policy in a historical perspective, by Professor Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, South Danish University Participation The course consists of a series of lectures, guest lectures and field studies. The readings provide the basis for student presentations and discussion in each lecture and you may be called upon randomly. All obligatory readings, lectures, guest lectures, field studies are drawn upon for the short answer tests, the research paper and the midterm. Additional material may be distributed during the course. Requirements and Evaluation A midterm exam on 24 February (25%) Case Study position and analysis, Case Study Papers due March 9 (25%) Final answer and essay test 4 May (30%) Participation in and preparation for classes, field studies, simulations etc. (20%) To be eligible for passing grade in this class you must complete all of the assigned work. Use of computers, iphones, cell phones etc. in class Computers and iphones are allowed in class PURELY for note taking purposes. In case of other uses such as Facebook, s or internet surfing, it will have a negative impact on your participation grade. Cell phones are to be shut off during class and texting/sms ing etc. during class will have a negative impact on your participation grade. Disability and resource statement Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Academic Support (acadsupp@dis.dk) to coordinate this. In order to receive accommodations, students should inform the instructor of approved DIS accommodations within the first two weeks of classes. 3

4 Attendance Policies You are expected to attend all DIS classes when scheduled. If you miss multiple classes the Director of Teaching and Learning, and the Director of Student Affairs will be notified and they will follow-up with you to make sure that all is well. Absences will jeopardize your grade and your standing at DIS. Allowances will be made in cases of illness, but in the case of multiple absences you will need to provide a doctor s note. Arriving late to class is inacceptable and will affect your participation grade. Academic Honesty Plagiarism and Violating the Rules of an Assignment: DIS expects that students abide by the highest standards of intellectual honesty in all academic work. DIS assumes that all students do their own work and credit all work or thought taken from others. Academic dishonesty will result in a final course grade of F and can result in dismissal. The students home universities will be notified. DIS reserves the right to request that written student assignments be turned in electronic form for submission to plagiarism detection software. See the Academic Handbook for more information, or ask your instructor if you have questions. Instructor: Martin Cleemann Rasmussen MA (Russian and History, University of Copenhagen 2004, graduated on Civil-Military relations in Russia, ). Associate professor at the Royal Danish Officer Academy (2011- ), Senior Advisor NordGEN at the Nordic Council of Ministers on Russia and the CIS, Exchange Student, Odessa (Ukraine), and St. Petersburg ( ), Associate Professor Nordic Council of Ministers Petrazavodsk State University Various positions as translator and as leader on many visits to Russia by Danish and foreign students and tourist groups as well as on several battle field tours. Lectures to the general public as well as analyst on Russian matters in Danish news media. Also teach classes at DIS on Terrorism and counterterrorism, espionage during the cold war, and Danish Politics and society. With DIS since

5 COURSE SCHEDULE Lecture 1 Thursday, 19 January Overview of the Syllabus Final Syllabus Introduction to the Course the main themes and focus The Euro-American relationship: A strong and troubled partnership - Basic social, cultural, political, and economic values. Are Europe and the US just two variants of Western modernity, or do they not just inhabit different continents, but different planets? Who s from Venus and who s from Mars? - What is Europe? Does it make sense to talk about Europe as one entity and what is the impact of the European Union in this respect? - The quiet revolution: The New European Way and the process of European integration - US political system & traditions isolationism vs. internationalism The 3 main dimensions: - Security concerns and strategy - Monetary and trade matters - The domestic politics of issues such as agriculture, the environment, and political ideology Basic elements: - Landmarks & trends in history - Values and political & economic ideology - The concept of power - Political and institutional structures - Interaction between external and internal factors: Ex. Fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Empire, 9/11, the global economic and debt crisis, the election of president Trump etc. Mikael Baaz, Americans were from Venus and Europeans from Mars. Trading Places in International Relations, pp in Per Cramér & Rutger Lindahl (eds.), Forskning om Europafrågar vid Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg: CERGU (To be downloaded from Canvas) Steven Hill, Europe s Promise. Why the European way is the best hope in an insecure age, University of California Press pp. 1-12: A quiet revolution 5

6 Lecture 2 Monday, 23 January Common Interests and Shared Values vs. Increasing Disputes and Deep Rooted Conflicts. Introduction to the six case studies: (1) General security affairs and global role the new role of NATO and the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (2) The Middle East, the Iraq war, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria (3) Policies vis-à-vis (a) China and (b) Russia (4) Trade disputes WTO (5) Monetary policies and the global economic crisis (6) Environmental policies and climate change Student assignments: Groups formed for papers for presentation and discussion of the American position and policies and the European position and policies on the specific case studies. Student groups for the American position and policies and student groups for the European position and policies. All papers due on March 9th. Student presentation and papers will be the basis for discussion and analysis of the selected case studies. Lecture 3 Thursday, 26 January Election of class representatives The Euro-US Relations during the Cold War and after. European Integration, Transatlantic Relations and the US since The history of the relationship between US and Europe since 1945: : The foundation of the Euro-American System : Partnership and Rivalry : Change and new challenges the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Empire (1985/1990) : From change to transformation the development up to 9/11 and the war on terrorism : American unilateralism and the global economic crisis and onwards: The present situation and the future the US and partners: The US can t do it alone, but Europe can t do it without the US ings on following page 6

7 - Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, The European Union and the United States. Competition and Convergence in the Global Arena, London: Pagrave Macmillan, Pp. 6-35: European Integration, Transatlantic Relations and the United States since Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, pp Lecture 4 Monday, 30 January: The Political and Institutional Structure The European Union and the USA This class will be an introduction to the political system and institutional structure in the European Union and in the US. We will place special focus on the development of the European integration and institutional structure, and on the American system of checks-andbalances which may block the whole decision-making process. Institutions matters and what has been the impact on the political process and the political culture? - Andreas Staab, The European Union Explained, Indiana University Press, 2008, pp Steven Hill, Europe s Promise. Why the European way is the best hope in an insecure age, Ch. 13, pp Lecture 5 Thursday, 2 February The American Colossus Hard Power vs. Soft Power The end of World War II also marked the end of the great power status of the European states and the start of the American role as a dominant super power. This, of course, had decisive impacts on character and development of the Euro-American relationship. The European tradition of balance-of-power and its approach to the concept of power was changed by the American legacy. The American history has proved that what matters is hard military power. While the Europeans learned it the hard way that war is disastrous. - Joseph S. Nye, Jr, The Paradox of American Power: why the world s only superpower can t go it alone, Oxford University Press. 2002, pp Next reading on following page 7

8 Lecture 6 - Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Soft Power and European-American Affairs, pp in Thomas L. Ilgen (Ed.), Hard Power, Soft Power and the Future of Transatlantic Relations, Ashgate, Monday, 13 February Case Study Groups Consulting time Short Study Tour & Core Course Week 6 February 11 February Every case study group has 5-10 minutes for guidance and advice concerning their case study paper, see specific schedule for the groups on Canvas. Lecture 7 Thursday, 16 February Diplomacy - An alternative take on hard and soft-power negotiations (part I) Who are the Europeans? Today Europe is almost synonymous with the European Union (EU). But, deep rooted historical, cultural, political, economic, social, and linguistic differences have always characterized Europe and marked the scars of history caused by wars over the last thousand years. Even with the process of European integration and the construction of a more and more supernational European Union these differences still exists. North-South/East-West Protestant - Catholic Anglo-Saxon Continental Pro-US Neutral (Atlantics vs. Europeanist) - Diplomacy Rules. (on canvas) - Holly Case, Being European: East and West, pp in Jeffrey T. Checkel & Peter J. Katzenstein (eds.), European Identity, Cambridge University Press (To be downloaded from Canvas) 8

9 Lecture 8 Monday, 20 February Diplomacy - An alternative take on hard and soft-power negotiations (Part II). Sum up and information on midterm exam - Diplomacy Rules. (on canvas) Optional: Colin Woodard, American Nations. A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Introduction, pp (to be found on Canvas) Lecture 9 Thursday, 23 February Midterm Exam Long Study Tour 1 & Travel Break 25 February - 5 March Lecture 10 Monday, 6 March The concept of Europe the European way vs. the American way: Roots and differences. Europe is more than a geographic place or a political economy that can be beaten in the global competition: Europe is a concept! - The Clash between the European Way and the American Way rooted in different history and culture, even in religious beliefs - Jefferson and the puritans: The Puritans and John Locke vs. Saint Augustine and Thomas Aquinas The Concept of Individual Property Rights vs. the Common Good, Liberty vs. Equality, and the Role of Government - The role and size of military 9

10 - Different approach to capitalist economy the seven cultures of capitalism (USA, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Japan) - The Fulcrum Institutions the political, economic, media and communication, and workfare support institutions The threat of Immigration : Steven Hill, Europe s Promise, Ch. 15, pp Lecture 11 Thursday, 9 March European Right-Wing Extremism and Neo-Conservatism and Jacksonian Populism in the US Over the last decades strong extreme right-wing movements and political parties have emerged in most European countries. At the same time neo-conservative views and approach to politics both at the domestic and the global arena have gained strong political strength in the US. This may give rise to increased anti-americanism on the one side and new anti-europeanism and Euro-skepticism on the other side. This may lead to more unilateralism or even new isolationism in the approach to international politics and thereby create new severe tensions to the transatlantic relationship. - Patrick Chamorel, Anti-Europeanism and Euroskepticism in the United States, pp in Thomas L. Ilgen (Ed.), Hard Power, Soft Power and the Future of Transatlantic Relations, Ashgate, Hand in discussion papers for Case Studies or them to ab@dis.dk before the end of the day. Lecture 12 Monday, 13 March Case Study 1: -ooo- CASE STUDY SECTION General Security Affairs and Global Role: The New Role of NATO and the Development of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy 10

11 Due to the confrontation with the Soviet block and the Cold War the main element in the Euro-American partnership since the end of World War II has been the general security situation from the beginning dominated by American military power. But security relations have also been the most problematic and difficult ones in the transatlantic relations. While the communist threat kept the transatlantic alliance together, differences in political and economic interests, and different approaches to global issues caused severe tensions in the consequently sometimes very troubled partnership. Also, the Suez-crisis in 1956, the Vietnam War, the NATO strategy in the 1980s, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet empire added to the already tense relationship of the early Cold War. Furthermore, European integration needed more and more of a Common Foreign and Security Policy and a European Defense and Security Policy. Finally, the enlargement and the new role of NATO caused fundamental changes in the security relations within the transatlantic partnership. What is the role of the new challenges, ex. Ukraine and ISIL (IS)? What have been the development and basis for the American position and policies, and what have been the development and basis of the European position and policies? Impact of the recent US presidential election? Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 1 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 1 papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Mikael Baaz, pp Steven Hill, Europe s Promise, Part 4: Global Europe, pp Lecture 13 Thursday, 16 March Case Study 2: The Middle East, the Iraq War, Afghanistan, ISIS and Iran The most dramatic crisis in the Euro-American relationship was caused by the American Bush-administration s unilateral decision to start the Iraq war in It demonstrated a clear change in the American foreign policy and showed the Bush-doctrine of a unilateral 11

12 preemptive war. But it also demonstrated a deep crisis in the European attempt to create a common European foreign and security policy. Europe was divided in the Atlanticists and the Europeanist/Continentalist or as Donald Rumsfeld said between New Europe and Old Europe. This crisis also raised new tensions in the policies vis-à-vis the mission in Afghanistan and the overall policy in the Middle East. Syria and ISIS. The role of Iran and Afghanistan once more entering the security stage? Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 2 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 2 papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Mikael Baaz, pp Steven Hill, Europe s Promise, Part 4: Global Europe, pp Hall Gardner, The Iraq Crisis and Its Impact on the Future of EU-US Relations: An American View, ( Study Tour 2 & Travel Break 18 March 26 March Lecture 14 Monday, 27 March Case Study 3: Policies vis-à-vis China and Russia (a) China One of the biggest challenges for the transatlantic community is the reemergence of several large, assertive powers especially China and Russia on the world stage. Many international observers suggest that the rise of these powers dramatically changes the 12

13 strategic environment of the United States and the EU and marks the beginning of a new geopolitical competition and the end of the American era. No doubt, the biggest challenges are China and Russia, both having become natural allies again (despite an ambivalent relationship) by staking out similar ideological political doctrines: authoritarian regimes at home that combine rapid economic growth and nationalism, along with a self-assertive power in world affairs that sees rising economic power as the basis for righting past humiliations and preaches absolute adherence to the Western principles of nonintervention and respect for national sovereignty. America s setbacks in Iraq and Europe s inability to act in the assertive fashion of historical great powers have given Russia and China new confidence in the battle of ideas, with the economy being the real foundation of that new assertiveness. While China has become a manufacturing powerhouse, Russia, although its boom has a more fragile base, has been strengthened by its resource wealth and new nationalism, ex. Ukrainian crisis. Given their common history and societal values, the EU and the US share the same vision for Russia and for China s global and domestic roles. But due to their different geopolitical positions they may also have different approaches to how to deal with the two rising powers. The question is how this affects and will affect the transatlantic relationship? Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 3 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 3a papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Stefan Frölich, The New Geopolitics of Transatlantic Relations. Coordinated Responses to Common Dangers. Woodrow Wikson Center Press 2012, pp Lecture 15 Thursday, 30 March Case Study 3 Policies vis-à-vis China and Russia (b) Russia One of the biggest challenges for the transatlantic community is the reemergence of several large, assertive powers especially China and Russia on the world stage. Many 13

14 international observers suggest that the rise of these powers dramatically changes the strategic environment of the United States and the EU and marks the beginning of a new geopolitical competition and the end of the American era. No doubt, the biggest challenges are China and Russia, both having become natural allies again (despite an ambivalent relationship) by staking out similar ideological political doctrines: authoritarian regimes at home that combine rapid economic growth and nationalism, along with a self-assertive power in world affairs that sees rising economic power as the basis for righting past humiliations and preaches absolute adherence to the Western principles of nonintervention and respect for national sovereignty. America s setbacks in Iraq and Europe s inability to act in the assertive fashion of historical great powers have given Russia and China new confidence in the battle of ideas, with the economy being the real foundation of that new assertiveness. While China has become a manufacturing powerhouse, Russia, although its boom has a more fragile base, has been strengthened by its resource wealth and new nationalism, ex. Ukrainian crisis as well as new allies and a less confrontative approach from a number of European and US political leaders. Given their common history and societal values, the EU and the US share the same vision for Russia and for China s global and domestic roles. But due to their different geopolitical positions they may also have different approaches to how to deal with the two rising powers. The question is how this affects and will affect the transatlantic relationship. Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 3 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 3b papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Stefan Frölich, The New Geopolitics of Transatlantic Relations. Coordinated Responses to Common Dangers. Woodrow Wikson Center Press 2012, pp Lecture 16 Monday, 3 April Case Study 4: Trade Disputes and WTO and the new protectionism of the Trump-era Trade disputes and conflicts have been the almost never ending story in the transatlantic relationship. Though China, India, Brazil and others recently have challenged the 14

15 dominance to the Euro-American partnership in international trade, the US and the EU remain key markets and players in the conduct of international commercial relations in general and in the World Trade Organization, WTO. But, the interests between the two have often been divergent and in deep conflict, especially in the light of the process of European integration. Disputes have been many: Steel, banana, agriculture, aircraft, hormone beef, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), chickens, etc. But usually these economic and commercial issues have been successfully managed, mainly through the WTO. Finally, what s the role of the TTIP and will it ever happen? Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 4 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 4 papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, pp Lecture 17 Thursday, 6 April Case Study 5: Monetary Policies and the Global Economic Crisis Next to the American dominance in security affairs the most important part of the transatlantic relations and the global role of the US have been monetary systems and policies. The Bretton Woods system with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, were set up from the start to underline the dominant position of the American dollar as the key global currency. This, of course, was linked to the total economic strength of the US, and consequently to the development in the American economy, may have deep impacts on the world economy. Therefore, the global economic crisis from 2008 and the increasing public debt crisis in the US and in the Euro-zone may have dramatic consequences for world s monetary system and policies in the future and for the balance in the transatlantic relationship. Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 5 US and Europe/EU 15

16 - Case Study 5 papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, pp Steven Hill, Europe s Promise, Ch. 6, pp Lecture 18 Monday, 10 April Case Study 6: Environmental Policies and Climate Change Over the last decades Europe has been in the lead on the global scene in environmental matters. This goes for protecting the environment in general with focus on sustainability. But, it also includes food safety and consumer protection, and climate and energy policies. Europe and the EU have been the frontrunner in the attempt to create a sustainable future to set up a model for the world. The EU, however is characterized by deep rooted internal conflicts and disagreements. On the other side, the US has had a completely different approach to environmental issues and climate change. The US did not participate in the Kyoto Agreement and has played a blocking role in climate change matters so far, and with climate-change being low on the new US-administrations agenda the future of the Globe may seem more unclear than ever. Assignment Student group PowerPoint presentation on Case Study 6 US and Europe/EU - Case Study 6 papers US and Europe/EU Suggested read - Steven Hill, Part 3: Sustainable Europe, pp Travel Break 12 April 17 April Lecture 19 Thursday, 20 April 16

17 Partners and Rivals? Concluding comments and discussion/wrap up of main findings on EU-US Relations on the basis of the Case Studies. Lecture 20 Monday, 24 April Guest Lecture: The Transatlantic Partnership and US Foreign Policy in a Historical Perspective By Professor Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, South Danish University Lecture 21 Thursday, 27 April Is the American Century Over? For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Does this mean that the American century is over? Will China s rapid rise spark a new Cold War between the two titans? America s superpower status may well be tempered by its own domestic problems and China s economic boom, but its military, economic, and soft power capabilities will continue to outstrip those of its closest rivals for decades to come. Global Europe and the New World Order The post-cold-war era, the changes in the transatlantic relationship and the emergence of new players and new markets the BRICS and G-20 have raised the question quite strongly: What will be and can be the future global role of the European Union, and how will this affect the Euro-American partnership? Will soft or smart power do in the long run? And will the European Union be able to develop a strong and cohesive Common Foreign and Security Policy? Can the European Union perform as a future superpower? And what about the US: How will its role be in the emerging new world order in the aftermath of the global economic crisis and the pressures against the $ and the and the Trump-eraprotectionism? Can Europe s way last? And will the traditional transatlantic partnership survive? - Steven Hill, Europe s Promise,Part 4: Global Europe, pp Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, pp Suggested read 17

18 - Stephan Keukeleire & Hans Bruyninckx, The European Union, the BRICs, and the Emerging New World Order, pp in Christopher Hill & Michael Smith, International Relations and the European Union, 2 nd ed. (On reserve in the library) - Jan Zielonka, The EU as an International Actor: Unique or Ordinary?, European Foreign Affairs Review, 16, pp , Heather A. Conley, Review article. The end of the West: the once and future Europe, - International Affairs, 87:4, 2011, pp Lecture 22 Monday, 1 May Is the American Century over? The Future of the Transatlantic Partnership? The EU-US relations have turned out to be very complex and multi-dimensional. Even that the EU and the US are more and more dependent on one another in both security affairs and economic matters global issues have changed dramatically. New powerful players have arrived at the arena and new issues as global warming etc. have increased tensions and rivalry in the transatlantic relationship which may be increased by domestic political pressures and misconception of what s going on. So, what will be the future of the transatlantic relations: Will the EU and the US still be partners and rivals or will they end up being partners or rivals? - Thomas L. Ilgen, Conclusion: The Future of the Transatlantic Partnership, pp in Thomas L. Ilgen (Ed.), Hard Power, Soft Power and the Future of Transatlantic Relations, Ashgate, Heather A. Conley, Review article. The end of the West: the once and future Europe, International Affairs, 87:4, 2011, pp Jeremy Shapiro & Nick Witney, Towards a Post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-US Relations, The European Council on Foreign Relations, Nov Lecture 23 Thursday, 4 May Final test Wrap-up BIBLIOGRAPHY 18

19 Text Books: Steven McGuire & Michael Smith, The European Union and the United States. Competition and Convergence in the Global Arena, Palgrave Macmillan, Steven Hill, Europe s Promise. Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age, University of California Press, Thomas L. Ilgen (Ed.), Hard Power, Soft Power and the Future of Transatlantic Relations, Ashgate, Andreas Staab, The European Union Explained, Indiana University Press, 2008, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Is the American Century Over?, Polity Press, 2015 On reserve in the library Stefan Frölich, The New Geopolitics of Transatlantic Relations. Coordinated Responses to Common Dangers. Woodrow Wilson Center Press, Washington D.C Christopher Hill & Michael Smith (eds.), International Relations and the European Union, The New European Union Series, Oxford University Press, 2 nd. Edition, 2011 To be downloaded from Canvas: Mikael Baaz, Americans were from Venus and Europeans from Mars. Trading Places in International Relations, pp in Per Cramér & Rutger Lindahl (eds.), Forskning om Europafrågar vid Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg: CERGU Holly Case, Being European: East and West, pp in Jeffrey T. Checkel & Peter J. Katzenstein (eds.), European Identity, Cambridge University Press Neil Fligstein, Who are the European and how does this matter in politics?, pp in Jeffrey T. Checkel & Peter J. Katzenstein (eds.), European Identity, Cambridge University Press Binder: Peter Baldwin, A narrower Atlantic, Prospect Magazine, issue 158, May 2009, pp. 1-9 Joseph S. Nye Jr,, The American Colossos, in The Paradox of American Power: why the world s only superpower can t go it alone, Oxford University Press. 2002, pp

20 Heather A. Conley, Review article. The end of the West: the once and future Europe, International Affairs, 87:4, 2011, pp Miroslav Hroch, The Political Cultures of Europe in Historical Context, pp in Ekavi Athanassopoulou (ed.), United in Diversity? European Integration and Political Cultures, London: I.B. Tauris Peter Abrahamson, The Welfare Modelling Business, Social Policy & Administration, vol. 33, no. 4, December 1999, pp Tora Skodvin & Steiner Andresen, Part One: Negotiating International Environmental Regimes. Leadership Revisited, Global Environmental Politics, 6:3, August 2006, pp Sebastian Oberthür & Claire Roche Kelly, EU Leadership in International Climate Policy: Achievements and Challenges, The International Spectator, vol. 43, No. 3, September 2008, pp Joris Larik, Kennedy s Two Pillars Revisited: Does the ESDP Make the EU and the USA Equal Partners in NATO?, European Foreign Affairs Review, 14, pp Per Meilstrup, The Runaway Summit: The Background Story of the Danish Presidency of COP15, the UN Climate Change Conference, pp , in Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2010, DIIS, Danish Institute for International Studies, 2010 Walter Russell Mead, The Tea Party and American Foerign Policy. What Populism Means for Globalism, Foreign Affairs,March/April 2011, pp Jan Zielonka, The EU as an International Actor: Unique or Ordinary?, European Foreign Affairs Review, 16, pp , David Campbell & Robert D. Putnam, God and Caesar in America. Why Mixing Religion and Politics Is Bad for Both, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 91, No. 2, March/April 2012, pp And: Colin Woodard, American Nations. A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, Introduction, pp (to be handed out) Jeremy Shapiro & Nick Witney, Towards a Post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-US Relations, The European Council on Foreign Relations, Nov

21 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE- February 23 Partners & Rivals Spring 2017 Instructor: Martin C. Rasmussen The maximum score is 100 points. Topics and readings - Specific focus: Covers the first 9 lectures A: Four Factual Short Answer questions (worth 20 points) Answer all four questions. Focus on the specific history and development of the Trans-Atlantic relationship during the Cold War and after. B: Four Essay questions (worth 80 points) - Answer two out of the four questions. Focus on different aspects of the Trans-Atlantic relationship, background and development. *********** Your answers When answering the factual questions it is important to be precise. When answering the essaytype questions it is important that you give in depth analytical answers using relevant arguments. 21

22 GUIDE TO CASE-STUDY PAPERS Partners & Rivals Spring 2017 Instructor: Martin c. Rasmussen Six case studies: (1) General security affairs and global role the new role of NATO and the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) (2) The Middle East, the Iraq war, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria (3) Politics vis-à-vis (a) China and (b) Russia (4) Trade disputes - WTO (5) Monetary policies and the global economic crisis (6) Environmental policies and climate change Student assignments: Students will have to prepare position and policy papers presenting and analyzing for one group/individual the American position and for another group/individual the European position. The paper must include: first a presentation of the case, and next a presentation and analysis of the position and policy. One paper on the American position and policy, and one paper on the European position and policy These two papers pages each then together with a short presentation PowerPoint -from each part will be the basis for the discussion and analysis of the specific case in class. All papers due on March 9. Student presentation and papers will be the basis for discussion and analysis of the selected case studies. 22

23 FINAL TEST GUIDELINES Partners & Rivals Spring 2017 Instructor: Martin C. Rasmussen FINAL ANSWER and ESSSAY TEST, May 4th, short-answer questions + an essay covering the topics from class. 23