March/April 2001 Vol.4, No. 3

Contents The Special Relationship Reaffirmed by Melvin Rhodes When the Angel Leaves the Storm, Part 2 by Darris McNeely Mad Cow Disease: The Fear Alone Is Costly by Cecil E. Maranville Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance? by Paul Kieffer In Brief...World News Review by Cecil E. Maranville and John Ross Shroeder This is the Way...Running Better Than Ever by Robin Webber Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance? In a nationally televised speech February 27, President Bush announced to a cheering Congress his intention to move forward with his national missile defense plan. Will this plan, which does not protect Europe, goad the Europeans toward independence from any U.S. military shield? by Paul Kieffer U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's first visit to NATO headquarters on February 27 came at a time when strains in transatlantic relations are more evident than ever before, despite the solemn pronouncements made during the alliance's 50th anniversary celebration two years ago. When the common threat posed by the Soviet Union ceased to exist in the early 1990s, NATO pessimists wondered whether the United States and Europe would be able to maintain the special relationship established during the Cold War years. In retrospect, it seems that those pessimists may have had some kind of crystal ball. The strains in the transatlantic relationship are somewhat paradoxical, since in so many ways Europe and North America share basic common interests. Democratic governments, individual freedoms and human rights are basic philosophical tenets shared by both continents. In addition, transatlantic business is intertwined as never before, with large-scale mergers, such as German automaker Daimler's acquisition of American manufacturer Chrysler, becoming commonplace and capital exchanges via stock and currency markets creating an ever denser web of economic interdependency. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0103/crack.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Another Crack in the Transatlantic Alliance?" Other Articles by Paul Kieffer European Union - U.S.: _The Citadel and the Caravan _The Euro-Implications for England and America _Deutschland AG Versus Corporate America _Free Trade Area of the Americas - What Will Happen to Latin America? _World News Review Nov 2002 _The Coming Clash Between Europe and America _The Palace of Versailles -- Again at the Center of World Events _Has America Finally Seen the Light? _The Battle of the Giants -- Who Will Win? _World News Review September/October 2003 _A Looming EU-U.S. Trade War? _Will European Unity Be Forged in Fear? _The United States of Europe - A Growing Threat to American Interests _Where Are America and Europe Really Headed? _A Page on the World...The United States of Europe _A Page on the World...Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century _Europe in Crisis - Is This the End of the European Union? _The World's Number One Exporting Nation _Hatred Rising _A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel _What Will the Next President Face? _What Will the Next President Face? (Part 2) _The Marshall Plan Revisited _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Nov/Dec 2002 _Prophecy Being Fulfilled? _Where Is the Europe-U.S. Divide Leading? _Our World Is Rapidly Changing - in Ways Foretold by Bible Prophecy _World News and Trends - May/June 2007 Nuclear weapons: _The India/Pakistan Weapons Conundrum _Russia's Dangerous Nuclear Arsenal _A Gathering Storm _India and Pakistan at War Again _Why Is Everyone Courting India? _The Majority: Unknowing, Unaware and Unconcerned _Iran: Why Part of the "Axis of Evil"? _Keep Your Eyes on Iran _Mr. Sharon Comes to Washington - and Iran Is on His Mind _Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006? _How Serious a Threat Could Iran Pose? _Pride of America's Power: Approaching the Breaking Point? _North Korea's Nuclear Blast: What Does It Mean? _Bhutto Assassination Imperils Pakistan's Stability -- and Global Nuclear Security _Will Israel Attack Iran? _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 1997 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 2000 _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jan/Feb 2001 _World News and Trends - Mar/Apr 2002 _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2003 _After Iraq, What Next? _The Horsemen of Revelation: The Red Horse of War _Iran's Growing Nuclear Threat _World News and Trends - May/June 2006 _What Motivates Ahmadinejad? _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _North Korean Nukes: What's Next? _The New Nuclear Arms Race: Will Man Destroy Himself? _World News and Trends - March/April 2007 _Pakistan: A Nuclear-Armed Power Walks a Tightrope _World News and Trends - July/August 2008 _Is Iran the New Mideast Superpower? _World News & Trends _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 _Should America Play Ball With Iran? _World News & Trends: November/December 2009 Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site