2010/08/28 by John J. Mearsheimer · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics #European Politics and Security #Global Peace and Security Dynamics #Fell #Globe #Political science #Argument (complex analysis) #Cold war #Comparative politics #Berlin wall #International relations #Political economy #Western europe #Law #Development economics #Economic history #History #Politics #Sociology #Geography #European union #International trade #Psychology #Medicine #Economics
paper · doi:10.1057/eps.2010.24
openalex publication_date 2010/08/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
This talk attempts to explain Europe's peacefulness since the Berlin Wall fell. The core argument is that this tranquility is mainly because of Europe's relationship with the United States, which has changed little since the Cold War ended. America continues to act as Europe's pacifier by keeping substantial military forces in the region. Moreover, many European countries have been helping the United States police the globe, which focuses their attention outward, not on each other.