An absolutely amazing analysis of U.S.-European relations that is as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 2003. Although short, that doesn't stop Kagan from delivering a deep and insightful look into the different ways the U.S. and Europe perceive their roles in the world, the means by which they wish to achieve their objectives, and how they both try to achieve those objectives, with the obvious frictions that it has caused between the two powers. He also clearly shows how the U.S. has, accidentally or intentionally, created a situation where Europe is more concerned with the processes of international law than the results they are suppose to achieve. He also brilliantly turn the "America can't go it alone" argument completely on its head. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable book that should be both required reading and beloved by all, general readers and foreign policy junkies alike.