Contents
1. An Exciting Second Innings?
The Second Bush Administration and India
Amit Gupta
The Indian Model of International Relations
India: Third Tier Nuclear State?
What India Expects from the Bush Administration
India’s Conventional Capability
Allies or Complementary Interests
2. Duet With The Dragon
The Development of Sino–US Relations
Liu Xuecheng
China’s Dual Status in US National Security Strategy
China’s Status in the Global Power Structure
China’s Place in the Asia–Pacific Power Structure
Three Hotspots Challenging Future Sino–US Relations
Sino–US Relations and Partnership
3. Towards Real World Leadership
George W Bush’s Possible Legacy
Tatiana A Shakleina
4. A Special Relationship
Bridging the Europe–America Divide
Alan P Dobson
Whither the Special Relationship: Bush and Blair?
Britain, the US, and Economics
5. Old Enmities Or New Beginnings?
After George W Bush’s Re-election
Célia Belin
George W Bush’s First Mandate: Chaotic Relation
The Bases of the Traditional Alliance between France and America
Specific Difficulties in French–American Relations
The Re-election of George W Bush
Hopes for Diplomatic Improvements
France, Europe and the United States
6. Faith In Foreign Policy
George W Bush’s Transatlantic Relations
Josef Braml
The Religious Factor in American Society
Organisations of the Religious Right
Issues and Networks of the Religious Right
‘Common Destiny Shared by Jews and Christians’
The International Fight against AIDS/HIV
Impact on the Transatlantic Relationship
Limited Room for Diplomatic Manoeuvre
Divergences in Transatlantic Relations
7. What Next?
American Foreign Policy and the 2004 US Elections
Daniel Sneider
The Myth of the Neo-conservative Takeover
The 2004 Election and the Mandate
What Next in a Bush Second Term Presidency?
8. Adjusting America
Expectations and Strategies for the Second Bush Presidency
John Kirton
The Domestic Policy Divergence
The Convergent Global Challenge
Conclusion: Canada’s Strategic Response
9. Dubya And Lula
Autonomy Through Global Concert
Gilberto Marcos Antonio Rodrigues
The State Department—‘A Key Relationship’
Main Interests and Positions of Brazilian Foreign Policy
Human Rights and the Environment
Conclusion: Potential Construction Agenda
Summing Up
Cherian Samuel
The Dilemma for the Traditional Allies—How to Stay Relevant