Abstract

Despite much talk about the new transatlantic rift over the war in Iraq, tensions between the United States and Europe are neither new nor circumstantial, but rather a result of different policy approaches to security situations. This essay examines the U.S.-European dynamic during the Kosovo crisis and illustrates policy tensions resulting from Europe's traditional approach of focusing on process versus the American focus on outcome in resolving security problems. By examining the Kosovo crisis, not only can we draw conclusions about the European-American dynamic over the war in Iraq, but we can also draw broader implications for transatlantic interactions and approaches to future international security threats.

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