Contents ...................................................................................................   i

LIst of abbrevIatIons ....................................................................... iii

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... v

I. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM ........................................................... 1

      International Society (Society of States) .................................................. 2
Changes in the Sovereignty Principle ......................................................   4
Changes in Security and Defense Areas ..................................................  6

II. THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ............. 10

      Emergence of the European System ........................................................ 10
The European System in International Arena ......................................... 12
European Integration Process and the European Union ......................... 15
The European Union as a Strategic Global Actor in Foreign
and Security Policy ……………………………………………………  18
Parallel Processes of the Enlargement of NATO and
the European Union …………………………………………………..   21
Enlargement of NATO ……………………………………………  22
Enlargement of the European Union ……………………………...  24
Enlargement Process in Transatlantic Relations ………………….    28
Common European Security and Defense Policy and
New Transatlantic Military Balance ………………………………….    30
The Kosovo Experience ………………………………………….    32
The Modalities of Europe’s Common Defense ………………….     33

III. THE UNITED STATES SYSTEM IN INTERNATIONAL ARENA .. 36

      The United States Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century …………   36
The Transformation of the United States Policy & Internationalism …   37
The United States of America in Transatlantic Relations …………….   39
The Effects of the United States on Europe in Foreign
and Security Policy …………………………………………………...   47
The United States Perspective on Transatlantic Partnership …………    51
Promoting Peace, Stability & Democracy in the World ……………..     52

IV. TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP ……………………………….. 55

The Nature of Transatlantic Relations ………………………………...   55
Western Political Order …………………………………………...   62
Binding Institutions & Restraints on Power & Cooperation ……..   64
Sociological Aspect & Domestic Context of Transatlantic
Relations ………………………………………………………….   68
The Euro-Atlantic Community ……………………………………….    69
Transatlantic Partnership ……………………………………………..    73
Transatlantic Declaration ……………………………………………..    77
The New Transatlantic Agenda ………………………………………    78
The European Union-United States Summits Overview ……………..   83

V. TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
ATTACKS ………………………………………………………………..   89

Different Approaches …………………………………………………   90
Differences between the United States & the European Union ……....  91
Disagreements between the United States & the European Union …...  93
Partnerships between the United States & the European Union after
September 11 …………………………………………………………    94

CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………..   99

BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………….  107

BOOKS ……………………………………………………………..    107

ARTICLES ………………………………………………………….   112

PAPERS …………………………………………………………….         118