Overview

The election of President Donald J. Trump in 2024, is reshaping the current transatlantic relationship. There are those who argue that this relationship no longer serves U.S. interests. Others argue that Europe is more than capable of dealing with Russia and that the United States should conserve its limited resources and focus on China. A Sustainable U.S. Strategy for Transatlantic Relations: NATO, the EU, and the USA disagrees. With a rising and increasingly menacing China, an aggressive and dangerous Russia, and a host of other challenges, the United States and its allies need each other more than ever. This requires a sustainable Transatlantic strategy that acknowledges and addresses both the domestic and international environment facing the United States and its allies. A strong NATO, with an improved European support, will provide a credible deterrent and the capability to prevail in any conflict. At the same time, the EU, with its economic strength and political influence, is needed to complement NATO. In addition to NATO and the EU, the United States needs to strengthen key bilateral relations in Europe. Finally, for the transatlantic relationship to continue, European allies need to increase their contributions to transatlantic security, both with increased spending and greater capabilities. This book shows how this can be done.

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Author:   Dr. Joel R. Hillison (U.S. Army War College)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781666963779

ISBN 10:   1666963771
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction: A Sustainable U.S. Strategy for Transatlantic Relations. Part I – Causal beliefs, alliances, partners, and key bi-lateral relations. 1 Causal beliefs: a synthesis of international relations theory. 2 NATO: the foundation of the Transatlantic Strategy. 3 The EU: the scaffolding of a sustainable Transatlantic Strategy. 4 Key bi-lateral relations: Sustaining Key Bi-Lateral Relations. 5 Türkiye: a difficult but necessary ally. Part II – Challenges – Burden Sharing, Russia, and China. 6 Burden Sharing: an Essential Element of a Sustainable Strategy. 7 Russia: Why Europe and the United States Still Need Each Other. 8 China: Why the United States and Europe need each other to compete. Conclusion

Reviews

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the most successful alliance in history, faces a moment of immense peril and potentially dramatic change. Joel Hillison, a remarkable soldier and scholar, has stepped up to explain why NATO continues to be a terrific bargain for the United States and a pillar of the global order—as long as the United States continues to recognize its value. Highly recommended. -- John Nagl * author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam *

Author Information

Joel R. Hillison, is professor of national security studies and the former General Colin Powell Chair of Military and Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War College.

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