The Rise and Fall of American Europe

At the dawn of the Cold War, the US administration pushed reluctant Europeans to create a federation of democratic states. In doing so, they gave birth to an American Europe - a new political order protected by the US military and buoyed by transatlantic trade.

Europe now faces a stark reality. The Trump Administration dislikes NATO, considers the EU's trade policies "worse than China['s]," and attacks the banning of nationalist parties. Many in the MAGA movement are similarly hostile to Europe, which they see as an overregulated museum, a US dependency, powerless on the world-stage.

This book explains why American Europe fell from favor. It weighs the prospects of alternative European political orders, including a National-Sovereigntist Europe, a Global Europe, and a European Europe. It argues that Europe needs to rethink its alliances, and Britain must decide where it belongs.

Author: Glyn Morgan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 09/01/2026
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.59h x 5.44w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781509573202