THE `TRANSATLANTIC RIFT`: HOW DID THE SECURITY PERCEPTION CHANGE BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES?

Authors : Hakan Övünç Ongur

Pages : 267-284

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Publication Date : 2007-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this articlc, the dramatic shift occured in the aftermath of the Cold War within the European security perception and the consequences of the rupture from the American-oriented security understanding will be handled. Within the historical framework of the cvolution of the concept of securty since its emergence in the seventeenth century, the Europeanized security understanding` appeared in the Continent as well as institutionalized in the European Union will be explained with certain instances in order to demonstrate the rift` between the two sides of the Atlantic. The heart of the study will compromise the reasons of this particular resolution and possible future projections upon the world-wide security. Drawing from the paper, the conclusion will attempt to position itself in favor of a more promising post-Cold War European security perception with respect to the traditional American model and its imminent failures on global security.
Keywords : post-cold war, europe, united states, security

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