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A thorn in transatlantic relations : American and European perceptions of threat and security /

Americans and Europeans perceive threat differently. Americans remain more religious than Europeans and generally still believe their nation is providentially blessed. American security culture is relatively stable and includes the deeply held belief that existential threat in the world emanates fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hampton, Mary N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > European Union countries.
European Union countries > Foreign relations > United States.
Security, International > European Union countries.
National security > United States.
Terrorism > United States > Prevention.
Terrorism > European Union countries > Prevention.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. 'God Has Favored Our Undertaking': Explaining American Security and Strategic Culture
  • 3. Oasis or Mirage? EU European Security and Strategic Culture
  • 4. Combating Communism 'From the Abodes of Righteousness'
  • 6. Naming Terror: US and European Counter-Terrorism Strategies Since the 1970s
  • 6. Conclusion: Trans-Atlantic Security Cultures in Transition.