Stars and strife : the coming conflicts between the USA and the European Union

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Titles

• Full Title: Stars and strife : the coming conflicts between the USA and the European Union/ John Redwood.

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.
• Introduction -- Britain and Britishness at the crossroads -- A United States of Europe or a union of English-speaking peoples: two rivial models for the US and Britain -- The US, the UK and the UN: the special relationship policing the world -- Free trade and democracy: the ideals of the wider English-speaking commonwealth -- Doing business the US way: is the UK growing more and more like the US day by day? -- The United States of America and the United States of Europe -- What's in an English-speaking union for the US? -- What kind of renegotiation with the EU does Britain want? -- Conclusions

Identifiers

• Isbns: 0333918401; 9780333918401; 033391841X; 9780333918418
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)47780915

Publication Statement

• Place: Basingstoke ; New York
• Publisher: Palgrave
• Date: 2001

Physical Description

• Extent: vii, 193 pages ;
• Dimensions: 23 cm

Table Of Contents

• Introduction -- Britain and Britishness at the crossroads -- A United States of Europe or a union of English-speaking peoples: two rivial models for the US and Britain -- The US, the UK and the UN: the special relationship policing the world -- Free trade and democracy: the ideals of the wider English-speaking commonwealth -- Doing business the US way: is the UK growing more and more like the US day by day? -- The United States of America and the United States of Europe -- What's in an English-speaking union for the US? -- What kind of renegotiation with the EU does Britain want? -- Conclusions

Summary

• This provocative book looks ahead to the coming conflicts between the US and the emerging United States of Europe. Should Britain become the 15th state of Euroland or the 51st state of America? John Redwood sets out four possible futures for Britain, concluding that joining the European political project would be bad for the UK and for the cause of free trade and democracy around the world. He explains why the US needs a special relationship with Britain and how the English-speaking world offers the best approach to peace and prosperity in a dot.com world.

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