1. Introduction ; 2. Privileged partners: the Atlantic relationship and the end of the Bush regime ; 3. Atlantic orders: the fundamentals of change ; 4. From the Cold War to the War on Terror: old threats, new threats, and the future of the transatlantic relationship ; 5. Unilateralism in U.S. foreign policy: What role does America see for Europe? ; 6. The U.S. changing role and Europe's transatlantic dilemmas: towards an EU strategic autonomy? ; 7. 'New Europe' between the United States and 'Old Europe' ; 8. How well can Europe and the United States cooperate on non-European issues? ; 9. Leadership or partnership? Can transatlantic leadership be shared? ; 10. Do economic trends unite or divide the two sides of the Atlantic? ; 11. Worlds apart? The United States, Europe, and the cultural ties that bind them ; 12. Can the circle be unbroken? Public opinion and the transatlantic rupture ; 13. Where are American-European relations heading? A view from the United States ; 14. The rise of the European Union and its impact on the U.S.-European partnership. A view from Europe ; 15. Conclusion: The United States and Europe: Just another crisis?

Geir Lundestad is the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and a professor of international history at the University of Oslo. He has published numerous books and articles, particularly on the origins of the Cold War and on American-European relations after 1945.