RENE SCHWOK is affiliated with the Institut universitaire d'Etudes europeenes in Geneva, Switzerland. He has written a number of studies on the European Community and foreign economic policy including The European Community in United States Post-Cold War Policy.

• Introduction -- The United States and the History of European Integration -- Historical Overview -- Impact of the Cold War -- Economic Aspects of U.S.-EC Relations -- Economic Impact of EC-1992 on the U.S. -- Standards -- Testing and Certification -- Public Procurement -- Rules of Origin and Local Content -- Financial Services -- The Uruguay Round -- Agriculture -- Toward a "U.S.-EC Economic Area"? -- Political and Strategic Aspects of U.S.-EC Relations -- The American Position Toward the Community -- The EC Position Toward the United States -- The Kuwait Crisis -- Conclusion -- Documents on U.S.-EC Relations