Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Federiga Bindi -- Part I. The Foreign Policy of the EU and of Its Member States : 2. EU foreign and defense policies and transatlantic relations : friends and foes / Federiga Bindi -- 3. The foreign policy of France : continuity and change / Aleksander Lust -- 4. The foreign policy of Germany : economic giant, foreign policy dwarf? / Jan Techau -- 5. Italy : the middle country / Federiga Bindi -- 6. Great Britain's foreign policy dilemmas / Klaus Larres -- 7. Spain : foreign relations and foreign policy / Joaquin Roy -- 8. From Soviet satellite to regional power : Poland after 1989 / Michela Ceccorulli and Serena Giusti -- 9. Danish foreign policy : from pastry to bloody Denmark? / Jonas Parello-Plesner -- 10. The foreign policy of the Czech Republic : domestic politics back with a vengeance / David Cadier -- Part II. The Cold War Superpowers in a Hot World : 11. Russia's staunch foreign policy in a wavering landscape / Serena Giusti -- 12. The foreign policy of the United States : indispensable no more? / Jussiá M. Hanhimäki -- 13. Conclusion : the unbearable weight of history and the end of transatlantic relations? / Federiga Bindi.

As the United States retreats from the international order it helped put in place and maintain since the end of World War II, Russia is rapidly filling the vacuum. Federiga Bindi's new book assesses the consequences of this retreat for transatlantic relations and Europe, showing how the current path of U.S. foreign policy is leading to isolation and a sharp decrease in American influence in international relations--back cover.