The Inevitable Alliance: Europe and the United States beyond Iraq

216 Pages·2006·0.83 MB·English

by  Vittorio Emanuele Parsi

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Additional Praise forThe Inevitable Alliance:
“The Inevitable Alliance is a learned and provocative contribution to
ongoing debate about the future of transatlantic relations. Basing his
study on a unique conceptual framework, Parsi offers an analysis that
is theoretically rich as well as relevant to the key policy issues of the
day.”––Charles A. Kupchan, Georgetown University and Council on
Foreign Relations, author of The End of the American Era
“Parsi offers us a grand synthesis on the state of the world since the
Cold War, and of transatlantic relations since Iraq. The book is written
with passion, formidable range, and intellectual acuity. In reaching a
seemingly conventional endorsement of the need for sound transat-
lantic relations, but from an unusually critical and radical direction, his
is a highly original contribution that deserves our close attention”––Ian
Clark, Professor of International Politics, University of Wales
Aberystwyth, UK
“Amid the current cacophony of voices expressing arrogance, resent-
ment or discouragement, Professor Parsi comes forward with a uniquely
positive message. His attempt to reconcile American hegemony,
multilateralism, and European identity is both bold and realistic. His
call for the unity of the West in a plural world deserves the widest
audience”––Pierre Hassner, Directeur Emeritus Centre d’Etudes et
de Recherches Internationales (CERI) Paris
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The Inevitable Alliance
Europe and the United States beyond Iraq
Vittorio Emanuele Parsi
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THEINEVITABLEALLIANCE
Original title:L’alleanza inevitabile:Europa e Stati Uniti oltre l’Iraq
Copyright © 2003,2006 EGEA-Università Bocconi Editore
Translated by Catherine Bell
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Parsi,Vittorio Emanuele.
[Alleanza inevitabile.English]
The inevitable alliance :Europe and the United States beyond Iraq /
Vittorio Emanuele Parsi.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1–4039–7022–X
1.European Union countries—Foreign relations—Iraq.
2.Iraq—Foreign relations—European Union countries.3.European
Union countries—Foreign relations—United States.
4.United States—Foreign relations—European Union countries.
5.United States—Foreign relations—Iraq.6.Iraq—Foreign relations—
United States.I.Title.
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To my mother, Fiorenza, and in memory of
my father, Brigadier General Antonio Maria Parsi
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The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside—
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
For—hold them—Blue to Blue—
The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
The Brain in just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound
Emily Dickinson
To the Muses,
who only know the hidden thoughts
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction to the English Edition 1
1 From the End of History to the End of the World 11
2 Force, Law, and International Order 61
3 The Remains of the West 125
Notes 169
Bibliography 187
Index 197