The Strategic Triangle: France, Germany, and the United States in the Shaping of the New Europe - Tapa dura

This will be a welcome addition, because of the way the book is framed, its comprehensiveness, and the reputation and expertise of the authors.

A fine overview... A good example of how to approach major themes in contemporary international history.

This collection boasts an impressive variety of well-written essays.

This book makes an interesting and highly readable contribution to the literature on transatlantic relations.

Useful insights into current events.

France is Germany's most important partner in the process of Europe integration. The United States was long Germany's protector but now is the power balancing Germany's in Europe. And the Franco-American relationship, though less prominent than the other two, has a great impact on both of them. Taking the perspective of each country by turns, this book discusses a series of economic and diplomatic episodes and asks how they affected the countries’ relations with each other, with countries outside this triangle, and with international institutions such as the EU and NATO. It concentrates on the period 1965–95, examining the NATO crisis of 1966–67, the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, Ostpolitik, Détente, and the end of the Cold War. The book also discusses the origins of the triangle after the Second World War and devotes an epilogue to the triangle after 9/11.

The Strategic Triangle is based on a conference held in Potsdam, Germany, and a workshop at the Woodrow Wilson Center.