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Rethinking Transatlantic Relations in a Multipolar Era [1]

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Rethinking Transatlantic Relations in a Multipolar Era

Authors:
Nathalie Tocci [3]
Riccardo Alcaro [4]
01/05/2014

In an era of emerging powers and growing interconnectedness, transatlantic relations have lost their bearings. Elaborating a paradigm replacing the Cold War-era notion of a community based on shared interests and identity is, however, an exercise fraught with problems. The empirical evidence is contrasting: signs of estrangement, such as the US 'pivot to Asia', coexist with instances of cooperation that hint at an enduring partnership, such as the plan for a transatlantic free trade area. Theoretically, the evolution of the relationship appears in a different light depending on the assumed perspective. In this article we build three alternative scenarios based on a neorealist, constructivist and liberal understanding of social politics. We argue that, by using the scenarios as analytical tools rather than predictions of the future, we may draw a more accurate picture. We then identify the conditioning factors that may set transatlantic relations on a specific path of development.

Revised and updated version of Three scenarios for the future of the transatlantic relationship [5], Roma, IAI, September 2012 (Transworld Working Paper 4).

Details

  • Details

    in International Politics, Vol. 51, No. 3 (May 2014), p. 366-389
  • In:
    Altri paper e articoli [2]
  • ISBN/ISSN/DOI:
    10.1057/ip.2014.10

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Source URL:https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c09/rethinking-transatlantic-relations-multipolar-era

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[1] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c09/rethinking-transatlantic-relations-multipolar-era [2] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/lista/all/other-papers-and-articles [3] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/nathalie-tocci [4] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/riccardo-alcaro [5] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c40/three-scenarios-future-transatlantic-relationship [6] http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ip.2014.10