Transatlantic Relations since 1945

Jussi M. Hanhimaki is Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), Geneva. He is author/co-author of five books and won the 2002 Bernath Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Benedikt Schoenborn is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Tampere, Finland, and a former Fellow of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. He is the author of various articles on Western Europe in the Cold War and of the prize-winning book La mésentente apprivoisée: de Gaulle et les Allemands (2007).Barbara Zanchetta is a Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki, focusing on US foreign policy, transatlantic relations and 'out of area' issues. She is completing a book titled From Dominance to Leadership: The Transformation of American Power in the 1970s.

‘At a time of alarming turbulence in the global economy and of gloomy pessimism about the overall state of the international system, Hanhimaki's book stands as a useful reminder of the complexities and the frailties, but also of the remarkable resilience and the persistent importance, of the Transatlantic partnership in the history of the world since 1945.' -- Leopoldo Nuti, Roma Tre University, Italy‘Although a central aspect of the world since 1945, the Transatlantic relationship has lacked a good introductory text. This book is therefore a hugely welcome publication.’ -- Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics, UK

• Introduction 1. American Commitment to Europe, 1945-1949 2. Institutional Frameworks, 1949-1957 3. Tension and Coexistence, 1957-1961 4. Challenged America, 1961-1972 5. Atlantic Distance, 1973-1983 6. Walls Come Down, 1984-1989 7. Transitions and Uncertainties, 1989-1995 8. Enlargement, Integration, and Globalization, 1995-2001 9. A New Order, 2001-2011