The West and the global power shift - Riccardo Alcaro

This book assesses the state of transatlantic relations in an era of
emerging powers and growing interconnectedness, and discusses the limits and
potential of transatlantic leadership in creating effective governance
structures. The authors first resort to theory and history
to understand the transatlantic relationship.
They then consider the domestic and systemic factors that might set the
relationship between the United States and Europe on a different path.
Finally, the authors locate the potential for transatlantic leadership in the
context of the global power shift. The world of the 21^st century
displays different power configurations in different policy domains. This
changing structure of power complicates the exercise of leadership. Leadership
requires not only greater power and authority, but also persuasion, bargaining
and moral suasion, all necessary strategies to build coalitions and manage
conflicts between great powers.