Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index.
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 1945: Europe's 'zero hour'; 2 Europe's 1950s: reconstruction and reconciliation; confrontation and oppression; 3 1960-75: the new Europe takes shape; 4 1976-89: recovery and hubris; effervescence in the East; 5 1989-92: Yalta farewell; how new a world?; 6 Challenges in waiting; 7 The European Union's dilemma: towards a union or not?; 8 A new NATO; 9 A new European Union; 10 Where is Europe heading?; Appendix: seminal events since 1945; References; Index.
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This study interprets and interrelates the major political economic and security developments in Europe - including transatlantic relations - from the end of World War II up until the present time, and looks ahead to how the continent may evolve politically in the future.