This book on the current state of transatlantic relations provides an insight into the troubling situation in which America and Europe navigate through today. By outlining the philosophical ideologies of Kant and Hobbes and the historical events that shaped the current anarchic system of the world, Kagan rightly observes the liberal and realist approaches to international affairs as the dividing point between the "paradise" of Europe and the "power" of the United States. The author does a job of shining much needed light on this dormant issue which will surely be a defining point not only for the future of the United States and the rest of the powerful "West", but for the entire foreign affairs community as well.
