A Thorn in Transatlantic Relations: American and European Perceptions of Threat and Security

by Mary N. Hampton

Americans and Europeans perceive threat differently. Americans remain more religious than Europeans and generally still believe their nation is providentially blessed. American security culture is relatively stable and includes the deeply held belief that existential threat in the world emanates from the work of evil-doers. The US must therefore sometimes intervene militarily against evil. The European Union (EU) security culture model differs from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349465577
• ISBN13: 9781349465576
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"