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Drifting Apart?: The Emerging End of the Transatlantic Partnership
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Which of these is
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The Monroe Doctrine, limiting European involvement in the Western hemisphere
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US entry to World Wars I and II to preserve a balance of power in Europe
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The post-war Marshall plan and establishment of NATO
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The 'special relationship' between the UK and US
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What trends in US foreign policy weakened the transatlantic relationship before the election of Donald Trump?
Lower domestic support for international trade deals
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Increased US attention on the Middle East and a rising China
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US civil servants now see expertise on European issues as important to their career
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Increasingly close ties between the United States and Russia
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Why did US policy emphasize a balance of power in Europe?
Pressure from European immigrants in America to play an active role on the continent
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Promotion of liberal democracy required the US to balance authoritarians and communist regimes
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A balance of power would create multiple trade partners for the United States
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A European hegemon could threaten the United States
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What did America's commitment to liberal principles not prevent it from doing in Europe?
Cooperating with dictators in Yugoslavia, Spain, and Turkey
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Using armed force when necessary
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Voting against European human rights promotion in the United Nations
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Agreeing the partition of Europe with the Soviet Union
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Why does Walt argue US support for extending NATO eastward was evidence of a serious strategic commitment?
Advocates only wanted to antagonize Russia, and were not truly concerned with the security of Eastern European states
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Advocates supported expansion of NATO while simultaneously calling for reductions in NATO's budget
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Advocates were only looking for new markets for US produced weapons and defence systems
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Advocates thought security guarantees would produce stability, so would not need to be honoured
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Why might Europe and the United States disagree on how to respond to China's rise?
Europe's primary objective will be to increase economic ties with China
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The United States will seek to rival China in Eurasia, creating a security risk to Europe
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China is likely to align itself more closely with Russia, creating animosity in Europe
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The European Union will demand higher trading standards with China than the United States
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Why does Walt argue the European Union has been a victim of its own success?
Expansion means the EU now has a border with Russia, increasing its security risk
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Expansion means its membership is increasingly heterogeneous
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The growing wealth of EU countries means America feels it no longer needs to support them
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The growing wealth of the EU has produced a budget its member states can no longer afford
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In Walt's view, how were economic & security motivations for European integration linked?
European leaders believed a strong economy was needed to prevent Europe from becoming dependent on the US military
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European leaders believed integration was necessary to prepare the economy to produce arms and war goods
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European leaders believed a continental-scale economy was needed to contain Soviet expansion
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European leaders believed integration was necessary to prepare for the impact of Soviet collapse
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Which of these is a challenge that the European Union faces?
The euro crisis, causing deeper economic divisions in the eurozone
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A deteriorating regional environment and resulting refugee crisis
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The persistence and re-emergence of nationalism
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All of the above
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What does Posen suggest as a first step that could be taken to prepare for a more limited US-Europe relationship?
End US military exercises with European countries
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Permanently shelve the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
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Appoint a European as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
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All of the above
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