The Obama Administration and Changes and Developments of the U.S.-Europe Security Cooperation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present an outlook on the changes and future developments of the U.S.-Europe relations regarding security issues after the launch of the Obama administration. For this purpose this paper will first focus on how the central axis of the world's security has shifted from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the Post-9/11 era, and attempt to define the correlations between the new security strategy of the EU and U.S. strategies regarding the Pacific region after the launch of the Obama administration. This paper will also attempt to explain the security dilemma between the discussions on Europe's unilateral security strategy, which is being debated around a variety of security issues, and discussion on its share of responsibility as a global actor. Finally, this paper will present a way for mutual assistance and cooperation between the United States and Europe through three scenarios and the issues that exist as the United States continues to maintain its war against terrorism and policy regarding the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which serve as the basis of the U.S. foreign policies